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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, 13 June 2025
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
13 Jun 2025Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth joins us for his trademark Fruit of the Week - NZ green kiwifruit
YAM CAKE
For one cake tin
4 eggs
240g butter
¾ cups brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
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Chiefs lock on Super Rugby semi-finals after a loss
13 Jun 2025It's Super Rugby Semi-finals weekend - Rugby reporter Joe Porter talked with Chiefs lock Naitoa Ah Kuoi Audio
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Cuts in USAID cause slow starving of thousands in Kenyan camps
13 Jun 2025Kenya is under a starvation alert as cuts to the US AID programme kick in, Nabil Ahmed Rufai is with us from Ghana Audio
Thursday, 12 June 2025
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Golfer Ryan Fox on another PGA win at Canadian Open
12 Jun 2025Kiwi golfer Ryan Fox is on a roll on the US PGA, he lines up for the US Open this weekend a double winner on the tour - and that's just in the last month. Audio
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Labour's Carmel Sepuloni takes a look at the week in politics
12 Jun 2025Labour's Carmel Sepuloni takes a look at the week in politics Audio
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Fieldays: speed lawnmowing competition
12 Jun 2025Lawn mower racer Barry Dawe takes First Up for a blat around Fieldays Audio
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New 11.5km highway opens replacing Manawatu Gorge
12 Jun 2025The new Manawatu Gorge road opened this week - Jimmy Ellingham reports from Palmerston North Audio
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US stresses importance of defence bond of India, Pakistan & US
12 Jun 2025A US General says the defence relationship between the US, India and Pakistan is vital to combat terrorism, Anas Mallick reports from Karachi Audio
Wednesday, 11 June 2025
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Champion speed fencer on what it takes to be the best
11 Jun 2025Champion fencer Tim Garrick is defending his title at Fieldays this week, he spoke with Nathan Rarere. Audio
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Australian fertility group implants wrong embryo
11 Jun 2025Another IVF mix-up from a major fertility provider and a poonami plagued Perth - Pam Corkery reports from Brisbane Audio
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Wonderful World of TradeMe with Emma Bacon
11 Jun 2025How much do you like peanut butter? 4kgs of the stuff are up for grabs on TradeMe this week. Audio
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NZ joins others, sanctions two Israeli govt ministers
11 Jun 2025New Zealand joins a number of other countries to announce sanctions on two members of Israel's cabinet - Alex Baird has the latest from the Middle-East Audio
First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
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