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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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Wednesday, 23 October 2024
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One Direction's Liam Payne had drugs in system before death
23 Oct 2024Liam Payne's death is still making headlines around the world, Kate Pereya-Garcia has the latest from Argentina Audio
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Indigenous senator protests King Charles visit to Australia
23 Oct 2024King Charles has ended his first tour of Australia as Monarch, Royal Correspondent Pam Corkery has followed the tour closely Audio
Tuesday, 22 October 2024
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First Up - The Podcast, Tuesday 22 October
22 Oct 2024On today's First Up pod: the UK is asking for ideas to help improve the health system; we speak to a West Auckland Foodbank, who say demand is at an all time high, and donations are at an all time… Read more Audio
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White Ferns celebrate T20 World Cup win with waiata
Our T20 world champion White Ferns broke in to song in the wake of their win over South Africa - we thought it was good enough to share Audio
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Willis on school lunch programme, Bayly's apology, driver licence test queues
Finance Minister Nicola Willis talks the issues of the week - Nathan Rarere began by asking about the food in schools programme. Audio
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We ask: what do you think of school lunch scheme?
Reporter Leonard Powell asked passersby what they think of the School Lunches scheme. Audio
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Ranui foodbank barely getting donations, gettting creative
22 Oct 2024Food banks around the country are struggling for donations as demand grows for their services - Eleisha Thomas runs the Ranui Baptist Community Care Trust foodbank Audio
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Environment Canterbury gets new chairperson
22 Oct 2024Environment Canterbury has a new chair - David Hill is our reporter in North Canterbury with the story Audio
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Japan: WW2 bomb goes off in regional airport
22 Oct 2024A Japanese airport has a WW2 flashback - Chris Gilbert is our correspondent in Japan Audio
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UK: Govt launches survey for NHS fix ideas
22 Oct 2024The UK Government is asking the public for ideas on how to reform the health system - Ellie Jay has the story Audio
Monday, 21 October 2024
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White Ferns v Sth Africa in final at T20 World Cup - update
21 Oct 2024The White Ferns look on track to win the T20 World Cup in Sharjah - RNZ's Ben Strang reports from the UAE Audio
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Team NZ win America's Cup, 3 times in a row
21 Oct 2024Team New Zealand have won the Americas Cup once again, Joey Allen knows what that's like - the former TNZ sailor and coach talked with Nathan Rarere Audio
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