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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
Wednesday, 29 October 2025
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Citizen Science helping to find long-tailed bats in Hawke's Bay
29 Oct 2025The Bat Colab founder Mark Roper is asking Hawkes Bay residents are being asked if they'd like to host a bat detector on their properties www.thebatcolab.co.nz Audio
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Update on Gaza and technocrats, Sudan
29 Oct 2025Alex Baird reports from the Middle-East on the tenuous Gaza ceasefire Audio
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Wonderful World of TradeMe with Emma Bacon
29 Oct 2025TradeMe's Emma Bacon has a classic Warriors raising funds for the Abilities Group. Audio
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10 Europeans die after tourist bus crashes in Kenya
29 Oct 2025A plane crash in Kenya, and a 92 year old president for Cameroon, Nabil Ahmed Rufai has the news from Africa Audio
Tuesday, 28 October 2025
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Acting PM on CGT, weather SOEs
28 Oct 2025ACTing Prime Minister David Seymour responds to the news that Labour will campaign on a Capital Gains Tax Audio
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UK: govt moves to change housing of asylum seekers
28 Oct 2025Henry Riley joins First Up from London, where a new report says billions of pounds have been spent on asylum hotels Audio
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Right wing factions win majority of New Plymouth council seats
28 Oct 2025Craig Ashworth reports from neighbourhoods around New Plymouth/Taranaki. Audio
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ASEAN brings China, US together, boosts regional confidence
28 Oct 2025The ASEAN summit is the big story in Asia, and Japan's new PM gets to meet Donald Trump in her first week on the job - Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo Audio
Friday, 24 October 2025
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First Up visits a Waikato calf club that includes "townie" kids
24 Oct 2025Ke-Xin Li visits the Waikato settlement of Paaterangi for Calf Club Day Audio
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US: FBI busts gambling rings, WH ballroom donors revealed
24 Oct 2025Bevan Hurley has the latest from Trump's America Audio
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WeatherWatch: Wind easing but not gone for Labour Weekend
24 Oct 2025Weather Watch's Philip Duncan updates the nation on our week of wild weather Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
24 Oct 2025Glenn Forsyth, our Minister of Fruit and Veg delivers the nation his Fruit of the Week - NZ Strawberries Audio
First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
5am - 6am Monday through Friday
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