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5:10 AM.The cleanup is in full swing in Florida - and the politicians have started to make promises in the wake of Hurrican Milton, correspondent Katherine Firkin talked with Nathan Rarere Audio

5:53 AM.Hurricane Milton has blasted its way through Florida, leaving at least nine dead and 3 million people without power - correspondent Mitch McCann is in St Augustine, Florida. Audio

5:47 AM.Federico Facchin works with whales - that's hard to do from home - he travels the world taking photos and recording their songs. Audio

5:33 AM.Newly released census data shows workers who work from home have increased in number by 60 per cent since 2018 - RNZ explainer editor Katie Kenny crunches the numbers. Audio

5:23 AM.It's all about the fruit of the week.. what will it be? Only Glenn Forsyth knows for sure.. Hint: NZ Strawberries - FotW!! Audio

5:14 AM.Young African women have been targeted in a recruitment drive by Russia, Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Ghana Audio

5:08 AM.Hurricane Milton has passed through Florida - Bevan Hurley is in the relative safety of New York with this report. Audio

5:52 AM.Hurricane Milton is heading toward Florida - meteorologist Lewis Turner is in Jacksonville, Leonard Powell asked Lew when the storm is expected to make Audio

5:46 AM.Labour's Deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni joined the programme to discuss the week in politics Audio

5:32 AM.Ponsonby Rd businesses are working on bouncing back from some of the toughtest times of recent years - Mahvash Ikram has the story Audio

5:23 AM.The Government's Fast Track legislation might see seabed mining in Taranaki, c is RNZ's reporter in the region and talked with Leonard Powell. Audio

5:23 AM.The Government's Fast Track legislation might see seabed mining in Taranaki, Robin Martin is RNZ's reporter in the region and talked with Leonard Powell. Audio

5:15 AM.While Hurricane Milton is about to smash parts of Florida, the Pacific cyclone season is shaping up to be a relative fizzer - Kalafi Moala reports from Tonga Audio

5:09 AM.The Conservative Party leadership race is down to the final two candidates, Ellie Jay has the latest from London Audio

5:55 AM.RNZ journalist Louise Ternouth is in Apia and will today head to where the Manawanui sank on the weekend, she talked with Leonard Powell. Audio

5:51 AM.Samoa's Government says the Manawanui is not leaking oil despite claims of sightings of dead wildlife in the area, Caleb Fotheringham reports. Audio

5:46 AM.Four years ago, Alan McCulloch was on the Te Araroa Trail when he was hit by a boat - but he's back on the trail and talked with Leonard Powell about his mission Audio

5:31 AM.The America's Cup kicks off this week, RNZ's Barry Guy talked with Team New Zealand coach Ray Davies Audio

5:22 AM.Teddy bears, a Harley Davidson Electro-Glyde and a $4m Herne Bay villa - that's what TradeMe is serving up this week. Audio

5:13 AM.A year in to the latest war in the Middle-East, and there are some pretty grim statistics, Alex Baird looks at the numbers. Audio

5:08 AM.Argentina's president is at the centre of a plagarism storm - Kate Pereyra-Garcia reports in from South America Audio

5:51 AM.Young Kiwi geniuses competed in the Samsung Solve For Tomorrow competition over the weekend, one of the winners, Gabriel Anthony talked with Leonard Powell about his use of AI for the visually… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.Finance Minister Nicola Willis talks earthquakes and the loss of the Manawanui Audio

5:33 AM.A shakey Sunday for the North Island with two earthquakes - Leonard Powell asked Otago University's Mark Stirling if the quakes are a sign of bigger things to come. Audio

5:24 AM.A Tauranga dog owner is disappointed at the lack of action after his dog was attacked - local democracy reporter Alisha Evans has the story Audio