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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, 24 May 2024
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Pacific: violent unrest still plaguing New Caledonia
24 May 2024Unrest continues in New Caledonia - Kalafi Moala updates us on events from French Polynesia Audio
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US: Justice Dept looking at monoploy of Ticketmaster
24 May 2024The US Department of Justice intends to break up the Ticketmaster and it's parent company Live Nation - Bevan Hurley has the details from New York. Audio
Thursday, 23 May 2024
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Sepuloni: surprise axing first home grants is a mistake
23 May 2024Labour's Deputy Leader Carmel Sepuloni isn't impressed with the ditching of the First Home Grant Audio
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How will axing first home grants affect those buyers
The government has axed the First Home Buyers Grant - mortgage broker Grant Patten talked with Nathan Rarere Audio
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First Kiwi Sikh climbs Mt Everest
23 May 2024Malkit Singh has become the first New Zealand Sikh to climb Mt Everest - he talked with Nathan Rarere from his hospital bed in Kathmandu Audio
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Northland has too many kiwi on an island, too many kina
23 May 2024Our Northland reporter Peter de Graaf tells Nathan about a good over-population problem with too many kiwi on Moturoa Island and a bad over-population problem with too many kina around the coast. Audio
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Afghanistan floods blamed on climate change
23 May 2024Heavy flooding in Afghanistan kills hundreds - reporting from Kazakstan is Anas Mallick Audio
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Emmanuel Macron arrives in New Caledonia to kickstart talks
23 May 2024Emmanuel Macron is due to land in Noumea - Anita Purcell-Sjölund has the latest on news out of Europe Audio
Wednesday, 22 May 2024
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Weightlifting a mental endeavour, David Liti on Olympics
22 May 2024Weightlifter David Liti talks to Nathan about training for this year's Olympics being so very different from Tokyo, the mental strength required to lift very heavy things and hanging out with other… Read more Audio
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SPCA focus on bunnies and pigs this month
22 May 2024Every month Leonard Powell visits the SPCA to learn about the different animals they look after and are trying to get adopted. Today he meets a rabbit "couple" looking for names and a couple of… Read more Audio
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Wonderful World of TradeMe with Bradley Stockman
22 May 2024A charity auction for a portable house with a $1 reserve leads the listings on TradeMe this week - but for the 80s kid who hasn't grown up - there's a SEGA arcade game for sale as Bradley Stockman… Read more Audio
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Iran enters 5 days of mourning for dead President
22 May 2024Israel's Prime Minister thumbs his nose at the ICC - Alex Baird reports from Doha Audio
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News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
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