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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
Monday, 20 May 2024
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To Paywave or Not? Hidden costs of convenience.
5:52 am todayWho's making the money out of EFTPOS paywave fees - Leonard Powell investigates. Audio
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To Paywave or Not? Hidden costs of convenience.
5:52 am todayWho's making the money out of EFTPOS paywave fees - Leonard Powell investigates. Audio
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DoC's Tom Barker on conserving West Coast heritage sites
5:47 am todayDOC's Tom Barker is an archaelogist by trade and looks after a whole lot of the South Island on our behalf - he talked with Nathan Rarere about his dream job. Audio
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Brand new show for Tony Lyall in NZ Comedy Festival
5:33 am todayThe NZ International Comedy Festival is here and Tony Lyall has brand new jokes for the masses. Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
5:23 am todayWinter is almost here - and the folks at 5+ A Day have their picks on what will keep you healthy - our Minister of Fruit and Veggies has the details Audio
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France sends soldiers to New Caledonia
5:12 am todayFrance sends crack troops to Noumea to quell the violence - Anita Purcell-Sjölund reports from Europe Audio
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US: Trump unsurprisingly wins endorsement from NRA
5:05 am todayFormer President Trump get the endorsement of the NRA - and promises to roll back Biden administration gun rules - Mitch McCann reports in from New York. Audio
Friday, 17 May 2024
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Staged reading of Badjelly the Witch wraps AK Writers Festival
17 May 2024Spike Milligan's much loved story Bad Jelly gets a live make-over this weekend at the Auckland Writers Fest - Olivia Tennet and Tom Broome take the classic tale to the stage. Audio
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Explained: Covid and new variants in town
Explainer Editor Katie Kenny breaks down the new sub-variants of Covid-19 that are facing us this winter. Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
17 May 2024It's pumpkin soup season - Glenn Forsyth is excited for us all - and Fruit of the Week: NZ Green Kiwifruit Audio
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Gabon's deposed president Ali Bongo goes on hunger strike
17 May 2024Gabon's deposed president Ali Bongo has gone on a hunger strike - correspondent Nabil Ahmed Rufai tells us why. Audio
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Pacific: latest on state of emergency in New Caledonia
17 May 2024Kalafi Moala reports on the latest Pacific news - and leads with the violence in New Caledonia Audio
First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
5am - 6am Monday through Friday
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