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5:23 AM.Off we head to the produce markets - joining Nathan Rarere bright and early is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:15 AM.Kaipara's mayor has been accused of racism and cultural ignorance, after stopping a councillor opening a hui with a karakia.

Craig Jepson interrupted councillor Pera Paniora several times last week… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.Let's start in the USA - our correspondent in New York is Anna Burns-Francis. Audio

5:50 AM.The son of a man killed at an Auckland dairy in 2014 says too much money is being spent on criminals rather than the victims of their crimes. 57-year-old Arun Kumar was stabbed to death by a 13 year… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.The 54th New Zealand Fieldays are well underway at Mystery Creek in Hamilton, the Southern Hemisphere's largest agricultural event is back after a 17-month hiatus. More than 130-thousand visitors are… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.There's only one Minister of Fruit and Vegetables - accept no substitute, he's Glenn Forsyth and he joins Nathan Rarere from the produce markets. Fruit of the Week: Mangoes Audio

5:16 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from Accra in Ghana is our correspondent Nabil Ahmed. Audio

5:06 AM.We'll kick things off in the USA, where President Macron of France has just been officially welcomed at The White House. With Nathan Rarere is Bevan Hurley in New York. Audio

5:37 AM.More than 33,000 Sydney residents, fined for lockdown breaches, have had their infringements overturned. Over 60,000 New South Wales residents were fined between $1000 and $3000 for Covid breaches but… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Local Democracy Reporting Programme time and this morning we're sad to say is the last time we'll get to chat with Felix Desmarais in Rotorua, who's off to work at the Parliamentary gallery. Felix has… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.To Europe - Nathan Rarere was joined from Sweden by our correspondent Anita Purcell Sjölund. Audio

5:06 AM.Let's start in the UK - joining Nathan Rarere from London is Ellie Jay. Audio

5:53 AM.That beautiful Christmas tune - Prokofiev's Troika - and others will be played live this weekend and next by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra in their interactive family concert series APO 4 Kids… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.With the number of dairies being robbed, small business owners are taking extraordinary steps to keep themselves safe. We visited one which is about as secure as they come, Cedar Park Superette in… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.This week on TradeMe - Nadia Lim wants you to smell like you're farm fresh. And one of the most modern of Auckland's homes, with views from mangroves to volcanoes. But first, producer Jeremy Parkinson… Read more Audio

5:13 AM.To China now where protests against strict covid-19 restrictions continue - with Nathan Rarere from Hong Kong is our correspondent Patrick Fok. Audio

5:06 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from the centre of the soccer/football world is our correspondent Alex Baird in Qatar. Audio

5:52 AM.Nathan Rarere discussed the government's new fog cannon scheme with National Party deputy leader Nicola Willis. Audio

5:48 AM.Meanwhile, our producer Matthew Theunissen went to meet Sohini Patel who was standing outside her Otahuhu shop, the Kowhai Superette. She'd stuck a sign to the shop's closed roller door reading… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.The government has unveiled a new package to support businesses in the wake of the death of Sandringham shopkeeper Janak Patel. It includes 4 million dollars to match council spending on crime… Read more Audio

5:38 AM.As part of a new package to help businesses combat crime, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern yesterday announced that shop owners can get a $4000 subsidy to install fog cannons in their shops. So what is a… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere for the rest of the overnight soccer shenanigans is our Barry Guy. Audio