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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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Friday, 31 May 2024
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Labour's Carmel Sepuloni reaction to Budget
Labour's Carmel Sepuloni gives her take on yesterday's Budget Audio
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What do you think of Budget?
31 May 2024Our reporters hit the streets yesterday to see what you thought of the Budget? Audio
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Business editor Gyles Beckford on Budget
31 May 2024Nathan spoke with Business editor Gyles Beckford about how business will be feeling about the Budget. Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
31 May 2024Rain and hail smashed parts of the country this week - Glenn Forsyth tells us how our fruit and veggie crops have coped. Fruit of the Week: Australian melons Audio
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First results in from South African election
31 May 2024The first results are posted in South Africa's election - Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Africa Audio
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Pacific:award winning Samoan author charged with murder
31 May 2024Samoan author Sia Figiel is arrested on suspicion of murder, Kalafi Moala has all the news out of the Pacific Audio
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US: Trump's hush money trail jury deliberates, have questions
31 May 2024The jury's deliberating in the Trump hush money trial - Bevan Hurley is in New York Audio
Thursday, 30 May 2024
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Man behind Wellington's mobile sauna keen for expansion
30 May 2024Wellington businessman Mike Burrell is on a mission to get the use of saunas to become a mainstream part of New Zealand life. So much so, he's built a portable sauna and parks it up around beautiful… Read more Audio
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Explained: current status of Covid related tests, vaccines
30 May 2024Covid hospital admissions are the highest since December of 2022, RNZ Explainers Editor Katie Kenny crunches the numbers Audio
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Divisions over cycleway in Palmerston North
30 May 2024Palmerston North's controversial cycleway continues to cause controversy, at least one business has moved due to the new road design as Jimmy Ellingham reports. Audio
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Visa changes hit Queenstown workers, mega studio faces demise
30 May 2024Lauren Pattemore from Queenstown's Crux tells Nathan about a large Wanaka property meant to become a mega film studio maybe 'dead'; Queenstown workers forced to leave NZ after visa changes and the… Read more Audio
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Temperatures soar to 52 degrees across India, Pakistan
30 May 2024A heatwave is hitting India and Pakistan and there's a butter chicken war in New Delhi - Anas Mallick has latest from South Asia Audio
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