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5:51 AM.If the women in black are to triumph there's little doubt that Portia Woodman will have had something to do with it. Woodman has been absolutely magnificent all tournament and is its top try scorer… Read more Audio

5:49 AM.More than 40-thousand people will pour into Eden Park to see the Black Ferns take on the formidible England side, who have won their last 30 games in a row. Speaking to media yesterday, Black Ferns… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.Over two thousand jobs across multiple sectors will be on offer at an Auckland job expo at Mount Smart stadium today. Job seekers will even get the chance to see what the jobs in hospitality, health… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.Now a treat for our Frisbee lovers this morning... the Auckland Disc Golf championships are happening at Monte Cecilia Park in HIllsborough this weekend. Despite not being a mainstream sport, its… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.If you listen carefully, that's the sound of spring produce literally dying to get ino you.. Joining Nathan Rarere from the fresh produce markets is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.An Auckland suburb is making it clear that homophobia isn't welcome in their community. On November 18th, 300 pride flags will be raised around Hobsonville Point for Hobby Pride, a response to recent… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.In Africa the cost of living crisis is being felt all over the continent - joining Nathan Rarere from Ghana is our correspondent Nabil Ahmed. Audio

5:06 AM.Let's start in the USA where our man Bevan Hurley is standing by. Audio

5:54 AM.The dust is still settling in the US mid-term elections - joining Nathan Rarere with the fallout is our correspondent in Washington, Simon Marks. Audio

5:45 AM.Is it fair that at a time of three-decade high inflation, the country's banks are making huge profits? The business community think Yes Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says "No". But what is the… Read more Audio

5:18 AM.Staying in Europe, we head to Sweden from where Nathan Rarere was joined by Anita Purcell Sjölund. Audio

5:12 AM.Russia appears to be pulling out of the city of Kherson.. Joining Nathan Rarere is BBC correspondent James Waterhouse in Kyiv. Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this morning in the United Kingdom. With Nathan Rarere from London is our man Henry Riley. Audio

5:52 AM.Let's head to the United States now where the mid-term elections are well underway. The pollsters have the Republicans slightly ahead in most key races, so are the House and Senate turning red? Who… Read more Audio