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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, 19 December 2025
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First Up revisits 2025 - it's Best Of
19 Dec 2025Here's some of our most memorable First Up moments from 2025 Audio
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Flat pack furniture assembly requires The Flat Pack Girls
19 Dec 2025Flatpack furniture is a fraught and frustrating festive feature, Ke-Xin Li meets two enterprising young women offering to put it all together for you. Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
19 Dec 2025The Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth has his FRUIT OF THE YEAR Audio
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US: Epstein files to drop by weekend, White House speech
19 Dec 2025The Epstein files are due for release this week - Zach Montellaro reports from Washington DC Audio
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Wintertime brings India's fog into Pakistan
19 Dec 2025Fog and pollution are a feature of the North Indian winter - Anas Mallick reports from Islamabad. Audio
Thursday, 18 December 2025
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Labour MP Duncan Webb on latest poll, gun reform
18 Dec 2025MP Duncan Webb talks about the political year on behalf of the Labour Party Audio
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Veteran Enurance motor racer, champion Xmas cake baker
Endurance racing and Xmas cake baking aren't usually associated, but they are at Wayne Moore's place in Paekakariki Audio
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Manawatu woman in hospital after botched Turkey surgery
18 Dec 2025Jimmy Ellingham is our reporter who looks after the neighbourhoods around the Manawatu. He updates Nathan on the story of a Feilding woman who has spent weeks in hospital after a botched surgery in… Read more Audio
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UK: junior doctors to strike over job crisis in health
18 Dec 2025Doctors won't be turning up to work across the UK, Ellie Jay has the story from London Audio
Wednesday, 17 December 2025
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'It ain't gonna be pretty' - concerns as Paul faces Joshua
17 Dec 2025There are fears Youtuber turned boxer Jake Paul could be seriously injured in the ring on Saturday. Ross McNaughton has the story. And former boxing promoter Dean Lonergan talks to Nathan Rarere. Audio
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Winter weather deepens misery of tent-dwelling Gazans
17 Dec 2025Gaza's being hit by wild weather, while most of the population are surviving in tents - Alex Baird reports from Doha. Audio
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Wonderful World of TradeMe with Emma Bacon
17 Dec 2025TradeMe's Emma Bacon takes a last look at the site's Christmas listings Audio
First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
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