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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.
Latest audio
Friday, 20 December 2024
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Dozens of children killed in crush at Nigerian funfair
20 Dec 2024A stampede at a fun fair in Nigeria - Nabil Ahmed Rufai joins First UP from Africa Audio
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UK: average water bill up by £90
20 Dec 2024Water prices are set to soar in the UK, Ellie Jay has the story from London Audio
Thursday, 19 December 2024
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Labour's Carmel Sepuloni on Vanuatu recovery, 2024
19 Dec 2024Labour's deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni talks about Labour's first year in opposition Audio
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Olympian Black Ferns Sevens' Stacey Waaka on her 2024
Sevens Star Stacey Waaka's had an epic year - from Paris and rugby 7s to Brisbane play league for the Broncos - she talked with Nathan Rarere Audio
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White Ferns debut for Bella James of Dunedin
19 Dec 2024RNZ's Barry Guy talks with up and coming cricketer Bella James who might well debut against Australia in Wellington today. Audio
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Rare male spade-toothed whale dissected in Dunedin
19 Dec 2024Otago reporter Tess Brunton takes us inside one of the world's rarest whales Audio
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US: Trump holds first post-election press conference
19 Dec 2024US correspondent Eleisha Foon has the latest on Donald Trump and the tale of a hunter being killed by a bear. Audio
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Arrest in Moscow of suspect in killing of Russian general
19 Dec 2024An arrest in Moscow of a suspect in the killing of a Russian Lt General - Alex Cadier has the latest from Ukraine Audio
Wednesday, 18 December 2024
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Swimmer Lewis Clareburt reflects on year post Olympics
Lewis Clareburt made a huge Olympic splash in Paris - we found out how he'll be spending the summer break after a successful year in the pool Audio
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Retirement village using opshop profits to AK City Mission
18 Dec 2024Leonard Powell visits an Auckland reitrement village's Op Shop which is raising money for the City Mission Audio
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Suicide attack kills Taliban's minister of refugees in Kabul
18 Dec 2024The Taliban's refugee minister has been killed, Anas Mallick has the details from Pakistan Audio
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Bali 9 finally back home in Australia
18 Dec 2024Meta settles with the Australian government over the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Pam Corkery has that and all the news out of Australia Audio
First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
5am - 6am Monday through Friday
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Email: firstup@rnz.co.nz