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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.
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Monday, 14 July 2025
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Fruit and Vege Report with James McLean
14 Jul 2025While Fruit and Veggie Minister Glenn is on international trade duty, Associate Minister James McLean puts on the gumboots Audio
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European Union will retaliate US tariff threats
14 Jul 2025The EU intends to retaliate as Trump imposes a 30 tariff on imports. Anita Purcell-Sjölund has the details Audio
Friday, 11 July 2025
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First Up - the Podcast, Friday 11 July
11 Jul 2025On today's First Up pod: the latest from around the world with our people in Africa and North America; Professor of Psychology and brain health Alice Theadom talks about the work she's doing to… Read more Audio
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Reasearch into improving female athletes concussion rates
11 Jul 2025Female athletes also suffer from concussion at high rates than their male counterparts - AUT Professor Alice Theadom is part of a project to improve the numbers Audio
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US: anger mounting over handling of deadly Texas floods
11 Jul 2025Bevan Hurley joins us from the USA where anger is mounting over the deadly Texas floods Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
11 Jul 2025Glenn Forsyth talks vegetables, fruit and unveils his Fruit of The Week... NZ Navel Oranges Audio
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Can Joe Schmidt's Wallabies win against Lions?
11 Jul 2025A bunch of All Blacks outside of the current squad head to Australia to play the British and Irish Lions this weekend, Nathan Rarere talked with Irish rugby journalist Will Slattery Audio
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Number of African countries have US visa conditions changed
11 Jul 2025The US clamps down on visas for some African countries, Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports Audio
Thursday, 10 July 2025
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Labour's Duncan Webb on Regulatory Standards Bill
10 Jul 2025Labour MP Duncan Webb talks Regulatory Standards and the other BIG political issues of the week Audio
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UK: French visit and the bad blood scandal
10 Jul 2025Henry Riley has UK news - France's President Macron is on a state visit, and yet another scandal, this time it's about bad blood and the time its taking to pay out victims Audio
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Recent Maori ABs vs Scotland rugby game good for Northland
This week's regional report is brought to you by the letter P - Peter de Graaf visits an award winning Kaitaia cafe Audio
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World University Games in Germany, NZ sending 84 competitors
10 Jul 2025The World Uni games kick off next week in Germany, Nathan caught up with team Chef de Mission Evelyn Williamson Audio
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