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5:07 AM.Let's kick it all off in the USA - Nathan Rarere was joined from New York by our correspondent Katherine Firkin. Audio

5:52 AM.The opposition is demanding Staurt Nash be relieved of his remaining roles after he resigned as police minister on Wednesday. Mr Nash admitted calling the police commissioner in 2021 asking to appeal… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Some teachers say they have been forced to take on second jobs to make ends meet as the cost of living soars. It comes as 50,000 teachers and principals across the country strike today after last… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.The Fijian Drua let the world know that they're the real deal on Saturday when they beat the Super Rugby Pacific champion Crusaders. The 25-24 victory has had the country in raptures, and is a… Read more Audio

5:26 AM.The WOMAD festival is being held this weekend in New Plymouth's Brooklands park - and amongst the sponsors are two oil companies, Todd Energy and OMV. And not everybody is happy about the association… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.To Europe now, where we talk every Thursday to Anita Purcell-Sjölund in Sweden. Audio

5:06 AM.We begin in the UK where Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has delivered his budget.. Nathan Rarere asked our London correspondent Henry Riley what Mr Hunt has announced in parliament today? Audio

5:51 AM.Tomorrow, nearly 50,000 teachers and principals will hold a nation-wide strike. Rallies and demonstrations are expected across the country. Our Parliament is taking a mixed view on industrial action… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Today marks four years since the March 15 terror attacks in Christchurch, described by Jacinda Ardern as one of our darkest days. The friends and families of the 51 people killed choose to mark today… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.Let's head to Tonga, with Nathan Rarere is Kalafi Moala (and hopefully his rooster). Audio

5:25 AM.This week on TradeMe - the ultimate in recent cricketing memoribilia.. A vehicle that can truly be described as "The Rolls Royce of cars" AND a converted church you can live in! TradeMe's Millie… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.To the Middle-East now - joining Nathan Rarere with the latest from the region is our correspondent in Doha, Alex Baird. Audio

5:10 AM.For more on that AUKUS submarine deal, let's go now to our Australian correspondent Pam Corkery. Audio

5:51 AM.Last night's 1 News Kantar Poll was bad news for the National Party and particularly its leader Christopher Luxon, who just 17 per cent of people said was their preferred Prime Minister down a massive… Read more Audio

5:40 AM.The Breakers live to fight another day, and to catch yet another flight across the ditch to Australia. The sole New Zealand team in the Australian National Basketball League took the final series to a… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Hundreds of West Auckland properties have been been red or yellow strickered after being hammered by the anniversary floods and Cyclone Gabrielle. Several of these homes were inundanted after local… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Time now to hear from the Local Democracy Reporter programme. And today it is Alisha Evans from the Bay of Plenty She started by telling Nathan Rarere why dog owners in her patch are feeling happy. Audio

5:05 AM.Tuesday is here and time to whip across the planet to talk with our correspondent in London, Ellie Jay. Audio

5:53 AM.It's one month to the day since Cyclone Gabrielle wreaked havoc on the North Island. And despite being part of the countries biggest city, Karekare on Auckland's west coast is reportedly now the last… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.There are growing calls for the government to consider a managed-retreat from flood-prone areas in west Auckland. But, as that could take years to implement, some residents are asking Auckland Council… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Here he is with his coconuts - our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:15 AM.And it's Monday morning so time to cross to our Europe correspondent Nita Blake-Persen. Audio

5:05 AM.The first stop of the morning is in the USA - from Los Angeles is our correspondent Dick Helton. Audio

5:53 AM.By now we've all becomed pretty accustomed to images of cars stuck in flood waters or vehicles abandoned having been submerged. Go to Trademe and there's no shortage of auctions for vehicles -- some… Read more Audio