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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.
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Tuesday, 26 August 2025
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UK:shoplifting, Isle of Wight copter crash, Notting Hill Carniv
26 Aug 2025Shoplifting numbers are up in the UK and the cops aren't solving enough - Henry Riley reports from London Audio
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Deputy PM Seymour on parliamentary four year term
26 Aug 2025Four year parliamentary terms will be HUGE on Morning Report this morning - so First Up got in first and asked ACT Leader David Seymour whose idea it is Audio
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South Korea, Japan leaders meet to work together in future
26 Aug 2025The leaders of Japan and South Korea are meeting for just the second time - Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo Audio
Monday, 25 August 2025
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Secondary School Sport Tournament comes to Auckland
Four thousand students descend on Auckland for the Secondary School games, organiser Max Brown told us all about it Audio
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US:Fury at release of Ghislaine Maxwell DOJ IV transcripts
25 Aug 2025Katherine Firkin has all the news from North America, she joined the programme from New York Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
25 Aug 2025Up early with First Up is the Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glen Forsyth Audio
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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
First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
5am - 6am Monday through Friday
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