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5:17 AM.Boxer Emile Richardson's Birmingham Commonwealth Games nearly didn't happen for him The under-75kg fighter was originally named in the New Zealand team as a reserve, but he'll replace an injured David… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.To Japan now where dozens of people were ordered to evacuate after the Sakurajima volcano erupted on Sunday. Nathan Rarere got the latest from Chris Gilbert in Tokyo. Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this morning in the post-Brexit United Kingdom where the suspiciously European sounding singing competition - EUROVISION - is to be hosted. Joining Nathan Rarere for all the latest Eurovision… Read more Audio

5:53 AM.The monkeypox outbreak has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organisation The classification, which is the highest alert that the WHO can issue, came after a surge in cases… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Latest figures show there are at least five-and-a-half-thousand new community cases of COVID 19 in the country There's currently a rolling average of eight-and-a-half thousand cases and 24 deaths per… Read more Audio

5:38 AM.Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki led a thousand or so protesters on a march that caused major disruptions in Auckland on Saturday. Protest organisers said they wanted to cause "motorway mayhem in… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.With Nathan Rarere from the fresh produce markets is the Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:14 AM.There has been a sharp rise in the number of drownings since the emergence of Covid-19 ... here and around the world. There are an average of 77 fatal drownings in Aotearoa every year, which is why… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.To Pakistan we head - where covid-19 numbers are again on the rise - and the monkeypox virus is spreading in neighbouring India. Nathan Rarere asked our correspondent Kaswar Klasra in Pakistan about… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.After 17 years of screams, scares and no doubt the odd skid mark , the founders of Spookers have sold the horror theme park. But if you're disappointed you'll no longer be able to get chased around by… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.The Aged Care Association says staff shortages in the sector have reached crisis point, with some workers doing shifts of up to 24 hours straight. Adding to their woes.. pressures brought by outbreaks… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.All flights in and out of Wellington Airport were cancelled due to the wild weather that hammered the region yesterday. Ferry sailings were also cancelled due to seven-metre high waves that crunched… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.To the mid-winter fresh produce markets now where - just to make winter even more bleak - it's brussel sprout season.. Joining Nathan Rarere is one of "THOSE" people - who probably loves them… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.After two impressive wins in their respective first round matches of the Farah Palmer Cup Canterbury and Auckland meet in the feature game in Christchurch this weekend. Auckland coach Willie Walker… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from Ghana is our correspondent Nabil Ahmed. Audio

5:05 AM.We begin this morning in the United States where - as you would have heard in the bulletin - President Biden has tested positive for covid-19. Joining Nathan Rarere from New York is our correspondent… Read more Audio

5:49 AM.Every week we catch up with the Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson. Nathan Rarere started by asking him whether it's time to introduce stricter rules around mask wearing, given so many… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.A new report is warning that social media app TikTok is collecting an alarming amount of users' personal data, which is at risk of being accessed by hackers and even China's government. Australian… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.The Starship Foundation has started a fundraising appeal so it can do more to support sick kids right around the country. Nathan Rarere spoke with Starship Childrens Hospital's clinical director of… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.It's time to head to the Bay of Plenty now where our Local Democracy Reporting programme newshound Diane McCarthy has been on the beat. Nathan Rarere asked why the Kawerau King of the Mountain race is… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.Wildfires continue to sweep across southern Europe.. In Greece, Athens is surrounded by a ring of fire and temperatures beginning to rise further north, with Germans bracing for heat in the late 30s… Read more Audio

5:07 AM.In the UK, it's down to two final candidates in the race to replace Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the UK. It'll be Liz Truss facing off against Rishi Sunak… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.Latest figures show there are over 10 thousand new cases of Covid-19 so far and 21 deaths, another sign the current wave of Covid is spreading ... and fast. Notably, two of the new cases reported are… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.Auckland city just got a bit friendlier to pedestrians with the Mayoral Drive end of Federal St now a tree-lined shared space that it's hoped will eventually form part of a green corridor in the CBD… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.A Wairarapa nurse practitioner has started a clinic from a school Principal's office in the little town of Pirinoa. Up until now, residents of Pirinoa and surrounding isolated settlements have had to… Read more Audio