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5:47 AM.The government has introduced a raft of new rules for supermarkets in an attempt to counter soaring food prices. It follows the Commerce Commissions market study into New Zealand supermarkets, which… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.Yesterday saw severe weather warnings issued for much of the North Island with some areas seeing up to 150-millimetres of rain. And it doesn't look to be over just yet. Nathan Rarere spoke with Philip… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.Everybody Eats is a not for profit charity taking donated would be going to waste and turning it into tasty three course meals. Operating thanks to a large team of volunteers, Everybody Eats began as… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.Nelson's council will re-evaluate its plans for a new 46-million dollar riverside library after it was found to be vulnerable to flooding. The library is set to be built alongside the Maitai River… Read more Audio

5:13 AM.In Japan, the former leader of the Japanese Red Army has been freed after serving a 20 year sentence. Fusako Shigenobu, who's now 76, evaded capture for decades before being arrested in Osaka in the… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this morning in the United Kingdom where main streets are festooned with bunting in anticipation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth's Jubilee.. Joining Nathan Rarere from London is our… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.The mountains are white with snow, the Aussies are arriving unimpeded by Covid restrictions and the businesses owners are breathing sighs of relief. Well not everyone, the Queenstown tourism sector… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.The "Doc Edge" documentary festival kicks off on the 1st of June and runs til the 10th of July with a full online festival as well as in-person screenings in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. The… Read more Audio

5:26 AM.To the fresh produce markets now - and it's getting near winter, to tell us more about the change in season - and the change in the availablilty of fruit and veggies is our Glenn Forsyth. Read more Audio

5:18 AM.They held on to their land through war and confiscations or fought to get it back, but now they can't build on it. Longform Journalist Ella Stewart has done a deep dive into how red tape and barriers… Read more Audio

5:09 AM.On the Indian sub-continent our Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's speech at Harvard University is making waves.. And in Afghanistan, the Taliban and the UN Security Council are at odds - again - over… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.Police will manage a 6 million dollar crime prevention programme, installing bollards and similar measures to prevent ram raids, as part of the government's response to the attacks. Police Minister… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.If you're planning on wearing your favourite New Zealand music shirt today that was a very good choice! Today is NZ Band T-Shirt day - raising money for MusicHelps, a charity which among other things… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.It's Friday, and time to head to the fresh produce markets with our Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth. Tamarillos are now in season, leafy greens still in good supply and Fruit of the Week -… Read more Audio

5:14 AM.Friendship force is an international organisation that hopes to bring peace through friendships and homestays. They have 10 clubs in New Zealand and they're launching a global initiative to get the… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.To Africa where Gambia is preparing to prosecute it's former leader and a hospital tragedy in Senegal, as fire takes the lives of 11 newborn babies.. Nathan Rarere asked our correspondent in Ghana… Read more Audio

5:49 AM.Nathan Rarere asked the Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson during their regular weekly chat for his response to the tragedy in Texas. Audio

5:45 AM.Nineteen students and at least two teachers were murded during a shooting at a primary school in Texas, the latest in a spate of mass shootings in the United States. The 18-year-old gunman carried out… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.Nappies and baby bibs will be alongside bike helmets and running shoes when New Zealand triathlete Andrea Hansen packs her bags for the upcoming Commonwealth Games. Just 15 months after giving birth… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.Time to check in with the Local Democracy Reporting programme and this morning we're in Gisborne with Matthew Rosenberg. He told me the latest from a story in Tokomaru Bay, where people who are… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.Over the channel in Europe - there's still a war raging - the latest concern being the impact of the war on global food supplies - which is one topic of conversation at the World Economic Forum… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.To the UK now, where Prime Minister Boris Johnson is still on the hot seat in the wake of the release of the Sue Grey report into lockdown parties held at Number 10 Downing Street.. And there is, of… Read more Audio

5:53 AM.Listening to that was Bill McKay, who's a senior lecturer at the University of Auckland's School of Architecture and Planning. Audio

5:47 AM.The future of 13 golf courses on Auckland Council land is under the spotlight as their leases are due to expire and the city faces a desperate shortage of land for housing and recreation. The Auckland… Read more Audio