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News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
5am - 6am Monday through Friday
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An early morning news and current affairs conversation hosted by Nathan Rarere featuring the people behind key issues and quirky human interest stories from New Zealand and overseas.
Latest audio
Tuesday, 4 February 2025
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Frustration over delays to speed reductions in Tasman
4 Feb 2025Speed limits in Tasman, cost of council venues in Nelson and the controversial Waimea Community Dam - Local Democracy Reporter Nelson Max Frethey has all the details Audio
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Neighbours evacuate as sinkhole grows in Tokyo suburb
4 Feb 2025Japan Correspondent Chris Gilbert talks to Nathan about the latest from the land of the rising sun Audio
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UK fears tariffs from the US, UK PM visits EU
4 Feb 2025Ellie Jay tells Nathan Rarere about UK news with Sir Keir Starmer visiting the EU and former soldier Daniel Khalife is jailed. Audio
Monday, 3 February 2025
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Auckland's downtown Karanga Plaza Pool proves popular
3 Feb 2025Leonard Powell checks out Auckland's new cooling off sport - the Karanga Plaza Pool is creating a buzz in Auckland's Viaduct. Audio
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US: President imposes tariffs against Canada, Mexico, China
3 Feb 2025Canada, Mexico and China push back after US President Trump announces steep tariffs. US correspondent Katherine Firkin has the latest details. Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
3 Feb 2025The Minister Glenn Forsyth updates us on the state of the produce market and the best buys for this week. Audio
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Europe: Serbian students, Belgium's govt, Polish world record
3 Feb 2025Dr Anita Purcell-Sjölund talks to Nathan about protests in Serbia, the new French prime minister threatening to use special executive powers and a small Polish village aiming to set a world record Audio
Friday, 31 January 2025
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Stewardship land is valuable land - Forest and Bird
31 Jan 2025Chief executive of Forest and Bird Nicola Toki says politicians are continuing to misrepresent the value of stewardship land. Audio
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US: latest update on Washington DC plane crash
31 Jan 2025Twenty- eight bodies have now been recovered from the Potomac River after the mid-air collision between an American Airlines flight coming in from Kansas, and a military helicopter over Washington. US… Read more Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
31 Jan 2025The Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth reveals the Fruit of the week (NZ Cherries) Audio
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Rebels may take Goma, DR Congo, plane crash in South Sudan
31 Jan 2025Africa correspondent Nabil Ahmed Rufai talks to Nathan about a plane crash in South Sudan, which killed 20 oil workers on board, the military governments of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have withdrawn… Read more Audio
Thursday, 30 January 2025
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Labour pleased with latest Curia poll - ahead of National
30 Jan 2025Labour's deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni joined Nathan in her regular weekly chat where she talked about the good news for Labour in the latest Curia poll and yesterday's shenanigans in parliament. Audio
First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
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