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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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Thursday, 2 May 2024
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Planning for future in Palmerston North: Street upgrade faces backlash
2 May 2024A cars versus bikes battle continues to rage in Palmerston North after a new road layout which has separated traffic from a cycleway. Our reporter Jimmy Ellingham watched an at-times heated council… Read more Audio
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AK's Printopia Festival showcasing print media
2 May 2024Time to get out the ink and the silk screen - the Printopia Festival is back. Artist and festival director Ina Arraoui told producer Katrina Batten there's been a big rise in the number of people… Read more Audio
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Nearly 3000 submissions received on Hamilton's long term plan
2 May 2024Nearly 3000 submissions have been received on the Hamilton city council's long term plan, which includes a proposed 19.9% rate rise; a shipping container is now public art and a housing programme with… Read more Audio
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May Day protests across Europe
2 May 2024Our Europe correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund tells Nathan about the many May Day protests taking place across Europe. Audio
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Afghanistan: mass killing in Herat mosque
2 May 2024To South Asia where Anas Mallick tells us about a mass killing in Herat region in Afghanistan that killed six in a Shia mosque Audio
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UK: victim of sword attack named
2 May 2024Our London correspondent Ellie Jay updates Nathan on man weilding a sword in Hainault and the teenage boy he killed. Audio
Wednesday, 1 May 2024
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Real estate in a flat state around country
1 May 2024Sarah Wood the chief executive of real estate.co.nz joins Nathan to talk about the latest New Zealand Property Report just out, looking like not many people are looking for a new place to live at the… Read more Audio
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Recommendations on how to walk dogs safely
1 May 2024Amanda Easterbrook, the owner of Sticks and Bones, a popular dog walking business in Auckland talks with Nathan about safety around dog walking after a fatal maulling in a park recently. Audio
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Wonderful World of TradeMe with Jess Malcolm
1 May 2024This week on TradeMe with Jess Malcolm - a sporty little car in British racing green, a mid-century swanky pad thats a bit Liberace and a bit Bacharach and a charity auction for a very special… Read more Audio
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US: judge fines Trump over violations of gag orders
1 May 2024In the US, New York based Bevan Hurley updates us on Trump's hush money trial resuming with the judge fining the former president for breaches of a gag order. Audio
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Australia grapples with violence against women
1 May 2024Violence against women is in the spotlight in Australia - Pam Corkery tells us what the Government is preparing to do about it Audio
Tuesday, 30 April 2024
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Black Caps' Ish Sodhi big fan of retro teal uniform
30 Apr 2024The Black Caps will face the cricketing world in a retro uniform at the T20 World Cup - Leonard Powell talked with leg spinner and aspiring rapper Ish Sodhi Audio
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