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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
Monday, 7 July 2025
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Jeff Wilson on first All Black outing against France
7 Jul 2025Nathan talks with All Blacks legend and commentator Jeff Wilson on the First ABs v France test. Audio
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Troubles in Spain for ruling party, calls for snap election
7 Jul 2025Snap elections for Spain and Denmark takes the lead at the EU - Anita Purcell-Sjölund reports from Sweden Audio
Friday, 4 July 2025
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Weather overnight and forecast for today, weekend
4 Jul 2025A wild weather week - Phillip Duncan from Weather Watch explains what happened, and looks ahead to the weekend. Audio
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US: Democrats use filibuster to delay Big Beautiful Bill
4 Jul 2025Hakeem Jeffries comes to the end of his record speech in oppoisiton to President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill - Bevan Hurley reports from New York Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
4 Jul 2025Glenn Forsyth has the first market update for July and reveals his Fruit of the Week Audio
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Hard working Warriors Women return to NRL
4 Jul 2025The Warriors women re-enter the trans-Tasman competition, producer Ross McNaughton caught up with the squad Audio
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US President announces surprise Africa summit
4 Jul 2025President Trump has announced a surprise Africa summit - Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Ghana Audio
Thursday, 3 July 2025
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What would Labour do as cost of living conditions continue?
3 Jul 2025Labour's Carmel Sepuloni talks politics, and the presence of Youth MPs in Parliament this week Audio
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Metservice updates on latest weather conditions in South
3 Jul 2025More rain for the Tasman district, Heather Keats from MetService joined First Up Audio
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Wanaka's growing pains on show to Health ministers
3 Jul 2025Wanaka has hosted Health Minister Matt Doocey, editor of the Wanaka Sun is Olivia Caldwell tells us about the visit Audio
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Ultra runner Sam Harvey breaks world record
3 Jul 2025Ultra-distance runner Sam Harvey is back in the country after running 791km in Australia - and he's planning more records. Audio
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US President threatens tariffs on Japan again
3 Jul 2025Trump tariffs are just days away for the Japanese economy, Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo Audio
First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
5am - 6am Monday through Friday
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