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5:16 AM.To Japan now where parts of the country are experiencing temperatures in excess of 40 degrees at the moment. It is VERY hot ... and it's not supposed to be at this time of year. Our Tokyo… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.To the UK now, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been in Spain, welcoming Sweden and Finland into the NATO fold... Also in Spain has been our UK correspondent Ellie Jay. Audio

5:05 AM.We begin this morning's edition of the programme in Europe, where Sweden and Finland have ended - in Sweden's case - 200 years of military neutrality by joining NATO.. Nathan is joined from Sweden by… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.To the United States where at up to 50 migrants have been found dead inside a truck in San Antonio. It's one of the worst cases of people smuggling in the country's history. At least a dozen others-… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.Emotions ran high at a fiery meeting with residents of the Christchurch suburb of Bromley yesterday around the ongoing stench from its damaged wastewater plant. It was the first of three such… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Theres a lot of excitement about the latest mission to the moon with Aotearoa front and centre. NASA's CAPSTONE satelitte was launched last night from Mahia Peninsula, and The University of Canterbury… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.Auckland's iconic Farmers building on Hobson Street has had a few incarnations since the department store pulled the plug many years ago - but none of them can compare to this week's featured… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.In the Middle-East delegations from Iran and the US are meeting to discuss the ground-rules for a resumption of official talks to get the 2015 nuclear deal back on track.. Joining Nathan from Doha -… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.To Australia, where census figues show that India is now the third most common place of birth for residents.. Nathan is joined from Brisbane by our correspondent Pam Corkery. Audio

5:50 AM.The US Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade and roll back women's reproductive rights 50 years has resonated loudly in New Zealand too. As you'll no doubt be aware it's now up to individual… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.A second Covid-19 booster will be available to anyone aged over 50 today as well as any health, aged-care and disability workers over the age of 30. But is it Covid-19 or the flu back from a 2 year… Read more Audio

5:26 AM.It's time to catch up on news from beautiful Whanganui now where we join Local Democracy Reporting journalist Moana Ellis from Awa FM. She's just interviewed a traditional Maori baker who's rewena… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.To the UK, where Prime Minister Boris Johnson has skipped the country to attend the G7 conference in Germany. For more on this and other news out of Britain, I'm joined by our correspondent Hope… Read more Audio

5:49 AM.On Friday, District Health Boards will disappear and Health NZ and the Maori Health Authority take over. To get to this point, some areas have taken part in a pilot scheme to figure out how it will… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.To the United States, where some states have already made it illegal for a woman to get an abortion, with clinics forced to close their doors and women needing treatment to cross state lines to get… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.What's fresh on Monday at the produce markets? Joining Nathan is our full of beans - and apples - Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:15 AM.To Afghanistan now where survivors of last week's earthquake struggle to find food and shelter - and now authorites fear outbreaks of diseases such as cholera. Nathan talked with our correspondent in… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.The impact of the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe V Wade is being felt across the country and around the world.. Nathan talks to New York correspondent Anna Burns-Francis. Audio

5:49 AM.South Auckland GPs will offer free appointments for the second weekend in a row in a bid to curb the pressure on Middlemore Hospital. Counties Manukau DHB are paying GP practices up to $350 per… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Tomorrow is the first time Matariki will be celebrated as a public holiday in Aotearoa. Producer Leonard Powell hit the streets of Tamaki Makaurau to find out what people are doing to celebrate. He… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.Day 4 of the United States House Select Committee public hearings into the January 6 Insurrection kept piling up the evidence against Donald Trump and his team. To take us through the biggest talking… Read more Audio

5:30 AM.A just-released report has found that it's the worst time for potential first-home buyers trying to get into the housing market since 1957. That's according to economic consultancy Infometrics, their… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.It's Local Democracy Reporting Programme time now and this morning we're in Tauranga with Alisha Evans. Alisha's been covering the story about a dog owner's 11th hour bid to save her dog after it… Read more Audio