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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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Tuesday, 9 December 2025
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Commonwealth Games runner Potts on Ruthe's 1500m record
9 Dec 2025It was an historic moment at Mitre 10 Park Hawke's Bay on Saturday. Running prodigy Sam Ruthe shattered the New Zealand secondary schools 1500 metre record - with a time of 3 minutes, 38 point 62… Read more Audio
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Business tensions high between Japan and China
9 Dec 2025Tension are high between China and Japan - Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo Audio
Monday, 8 December 2025
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Kid beekeeper building business one honey jar at a time
Aidan Thompson is a bee-keeper, and he's only 11.. Ke-xin Li has the story Audio
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US: President ramps up attacks on immigrants
8 Dec 2025President Trump attacks immigrants and awards Gene Simmons a Kennedy Centre honour as Katherine Firkin reports. Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
8 Dec 2025Zucchini or courgette? Glenn Forsyth has the answer. OR DOES HE? Audio
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European leaders will discuss Ukraine, Russia war
8 Dec 2025Talks between the US and Ukraine have been held in Florida - Anita Purcell-Sjölund has the news out of Europe Audio
Friday, 5 December 2025
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Christmas hams up for grabs at Whangarei A&P Show
5 Dec 2025It's Whangarei's turn to host an A & P show, Nathan Rarere talked with Ellie Ball, project lead for the A&P Society Audio
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US: FBI arrest man over 2020 Washington pipe-bomb on 6 Jan
5 Dec 2025An arrest overnight in the US of a suspect in the January 2020 Washington pipe bomb case - correspondent Zach Montellaro has the details Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
5 Dec 2025Only two weeks to go until Fruit of the Year - no one's more excited than the Minister of Fruit and Veggies - today Fruit of the Week: NZ blackberries Audio
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Auckland teachers retire after almost 50 years at Glenfield College
5 Dec 2025Glenfield College celebrates the retirement of a number long serving teachers tonight, producer Matthew Hutching talked with two of them, Alistair Tod and David Aston Audio
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Russian President begins two day visit to India
5 Dec 2025Vladimir Putin is in India for talks, Anas Mallick has the details from Islamabad Audio
Thursday, 4 December 2025
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Labour's response to political week - AI use, Scrutiny Week
4 Dec 2025MP Ingrid Leary has been caught using an AI chatbot to write questions - how widespread is the use of AI in parliament? Nathan put the question to Labour's Willow-Jean Prime Audio
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