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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 January 2025
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Rebels may take Goma, DR Congo, plane crash in South Sudan
31 Jan 2025Africa correspondent Nabil Ahmed Rufai talks to Nathan about a plane crash in South Sudan, which killed 20 oil workers on board, the military governments of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have withdrawn… Read more Audio
Thursday, 30 January 2025
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Labour pleased with latest Curia poll - ahead of National
30 Jan 2025Labour's deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni joined Nathan in her regular weekly chat where she talked about the good news for Labour in the latest Curia poll and yesterday's shenanigans in parliament. Audio
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AI expert on why Deep Seek threw tech markets into spin
30 Jan 2025The founder and CEO of Trilium Technologies James Parr talks to Nathan about AI chatbot Deep Seek Audio
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Taranaki dealing with off shore wind generation issues
RNZ reporter Robin Martin talks to Nathan about the latest from the Taranaki region. Audio
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Tararua's Route 52 transformed and ready to ride
30 Jan 2025Jimmy Ellingham reports on the opening of Route 52 on the lower North Island's east coast Audio
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Public smoking banned in Osaka for Expo 2025
30 Jan 2025Japanese correspondent Chris Gilbert talks to Nathan about a death sentence handed to an arsonist and the ban on public smoking in Osaka Audio
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UK: politicians fight over third Heathrow runway
30 Jan 2025UK correspondent Ellie Jay talks about why King Charles stepped in to avoid upsetting the French and the battle to build another runway at Heathrow. Audio
Wednesday, 29 January 2025
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We ask Aucklanders for their New Year resolutions
29 Jan 2025Roving reporter Leonard Powell asks people in Tamaki Makaurau how they're going with their new year resolutions. Audio
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Australian Opposition leader polling higher than PM
29 Jan 2025Pam Corkery tell us about opposition leader Peter Dutton polling ahead of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and says he will cut thousands of jobs! Audio
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Wonderful World of TradeMe with Emma Bacon
29 Jan 2025TradeMe's Emma Bacon talks with Nathan about a huge 90s logo, a ride on chilly bin and a cute coastal property in Wellington. Audio
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Situation in Gaza remains dire as people return home
29 Jan 2025Tens of thousands of Palestinians are returning to northern Gaza to try to rebuild their lives. Middle East correspondent Alex Baird has the latest Audio
Tuesday, 28 January 2025
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NZ welcomes digital nomads with changes to visitor visas
28 Jan 2025The finance minister Nicola Willis joins Nathan for her regular Tuesday talk where she talks about changes to the working visa to encourage digital natives to live and work in Aotearoa. Audio
First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
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