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First Up
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
Monday, 25 August 2025
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Ukraine succesfully target Russian energy facilities
25 Aug 2025Ukraine continues to target Russian energy facilities, Anita Purcell-Sjölund reports from Sweden Audio
Friday, 22 August 2025
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Ube - the purple yam that's behind the popular Filipino flavour
Ke-Xin Li discovers the Filipino purple yam known as Ube. Audio
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US: Hurricane Erin still posing danger to East Coast
22 Aug 2025Bevan Hurley joins First Up from New York, with breaking news of a celebrity arrest Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
22 Aug 2025Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth checks in with his Fruit of the Week (NZ mandarins) and other news from the produce markets Audio
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English rugby player Charlie Powell on career in NZ
22 Aug 2025English rugby player Charlie Powell has turned out for Otago in this year's NPC, producer Ross McNaughton called him for a chat. Audio
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Floods ravage Pakistan killing hundreds
22 Aug 2025Much of Pakistan is underwater, Anas Mallick has the news from Islamabad Audio
Thursday, 21 August 2025
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Labour's Willow Jean Prime on teachers strike
21 Aug 2025Labour's Willow-Jean Prime joined First Up to talk teacher strikes, the official cash rate and the other big issues of the political week Audio
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Black Ferns Risaleaana Pouri-Lane on WRWC
21 Aug 2025The Black Ferns kick off their World Cup campaign in the UK on Monday, Risaleaana Pouri-Lane joined Nathan from York Audio
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Govt looks to expand geothermal strategy in Taupo region
21 Aug 2025Dan Hutchinson reports on the neighbourhood around Taupo, where there's a boil water notice in the suburb of Mapara Audio
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Australia: Tensions rising between Albanese, Netanyahu
21 Aug 2025Tension continues between Israel and Australia, Emma Cropper joins First Up from Sydney Audio
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UK: new inflation figures, troops go to Ukraine?
21 Aug 2025Inflation is on the rise in the UK, Lydia Batham has the figues from London Audio
Wednesday, 20 August 2025
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Infinity Plus One (Subash Chandar K) on teacher life and pay
20 Aug 2025As secondary teachers strike, maths educator Subash Chander K - aka Infinity Plus One, clears up how much teachers actually get paid Audio
First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
5am - 6am Monday through Friday
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