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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
Thursday, 13 March 2025
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UK: captain of cargo ship arrested after tanker collision
13 Mar 2025There's been an arrest in the North Sea ship collision, Henry Riley has the news from London Audio
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Wanaka delights locals with terrier race at A&P show
13 Mar 2025ODT reporter Olivia Caldwell tells Nathan about Wanaka's annual A&P show Audio
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We ask "who is Mark Carney" Canada's new PM
Who is Mark Carney the new Prime Minister of Canada? Political expert David Moscrop joins first up from Ottawa Audio
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Attack, hostages taken on Pakistan train
13 Mar 2025A train hijacking has ended in Pakistan, Anas Mallick has the breaking news. Audio
Wednesday, 12 March 2025
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To touch your colleagues at work, or not?
12 Mar 2025What are the rules for workplace touching? Ke-Xin Li found out. Audio
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The clean up after Cyclone Alfred, the storm that wasn't?
12 Mar 2025A woman with a snake in her pants, tiny dinosaur footprints and missing sand - Pam Corkery covers all the news from Australia Audio
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Wonderful World of TradeMe with Emma Bacon
12 Mar 2025A pink Mazda leads the listings this week - TradeMe's Emma Bacon takes us for a ride. Audio
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A touching play about Alzheimer's touring the country
12 Mar 2025Nathan Rarere talks Alzheimers and the play In Other Words with actor Michael Hurst Audio
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Syria's new govt reaches deal
12 Mar 2025Syria's new government cuts a deal with the Syrian Democratic Forces - Alex Baird reports from Doha. Audio
Tuesday, 11 March 2025
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Finance Minister explains changes to taxing charities
11 Mar 2025Another bad poll for the Government, is Nicola Willis worried?? Nathan Rarere finds out. Audio
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UK: update on oil tanker, container ship collision in North Sea
11 Mar 2025A containership and an oil tanker have collided in the North Sea, Henry Riley reports from London Audio
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Marlborough taonga being sent to Harvard for testing
11 Mar 2025Samples of taonga found at the Wairau Bar is heading to the US for research, local democracy reporter Maia Hart has the story out of Marlborough 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