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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
Friday, 19 September 2025
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Minister of Fruit and Veggies has the scoop
19 Sep 2025The Minister of Fruit and Veggies has the scoop and his fruit of the week - the Tangelo Audio
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New faces and old at the Breakers this season
19 Sep 2025New faces and old at the Breakers this season, Nathan Rarere talked with team manager Dillon Boucher Audio
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Pakistan signs a defence pact with Saudi Arabia
19 Sep 2025Pakistan signs a defence pact with Saudi Arabia, Anas Mallick has the details from Islamabad Audio
Thursday, 18 September 2025
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Labour MP Willow-Jean Prime on teachers' strikes
Labour's Willow-Jean Prime talks education and other political issues of the week Audio
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Latest on US President's UK visit
18 Sep 2025The UK brings the pomp as US President Donald Trump makes a second state visit as Ellie Jay reports from London. Audio
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23yo rower excited for first elite world champs in Shanghai
18 Sep 2025Rower Beckie Leigh is looking forward to the World Champs in Shanghai, she had a chat with sports reporter Barry Guy Audio
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New domestic flights taking off from Hamilton
18 Sep 2025Domestic jets make a reappearance at Hamilton airport - Libby Kirkby McLeod has the story Audio
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'Just a boob' - Virgin Airlines breastfeeding complaint slammed
18 Sep 2025Emma Cropper joins First Up from Sydney where a Kiwi league player has been charged with supplying cocaine. Audio
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
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Meta under fire from wrongful suspension of social accounts
17 Sep 2025Kiwis are getting kicked off Facebook and Instagram in growing numbers, Ke-Xin Li takes a closer look Audio
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Trade Me with Emma Bacon
17 Sep 2025Emma Bacon has her picks from TradeMe's millions of listings. Audio
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The King's Speech opens at The Court Theatre
17 Sep 2025Christchurch's Court Theatre presents The King's Speech, Jason Hodzelmans plays the future King George VI Audio
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Malawians head to polls with cost of living the big issue
17 Sep 2025Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Ghana on Malawians going to the polls and a witchcraft plot against the President of Zambia Audio
First Up
News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.
5am - 6am Monday through Friday
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Email: firstup@rnz.co.nz