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5:53 AM.With the border reopening earlier than expected, cruise ships and travellers from all countries will be able to enter New Zealand again, Flight Centre travel group's general manager of Product… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.So times are tough for many, so what can be done for people in New Zealand struggling with the cost of living? Nathan Rarere spoke to Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Grant Robertson. Audio

5:40 AM.We're just a week out from Budget Day so First Up sent producer Matthew Theunissen to the Auckland suburb of Panmure to hear what people are most concerned about ahead of the budget. Audio

5:22 AM.An apple a day keeps the doctor away - so will 12 weeks of free, healthy food delivered to a patient's door keep the cardiologist at bay? That's what Dr Andrew Reynolds, of the University of Otago's… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.A big test for International students looking to come into the country.. As part of yesterday's Immigation announcement the Government said only genuine students need apply - cracking down on those… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.Boris Johnson flew to Sweden to sign a security arrangement, which commits the UK to coming to Sweden's aid if attacked, police raids in Portugal misuse of data of Ukrainian refugees, and Spain's spy… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has signed a security declaration with Sweden, pledging UK support should its military come under attack. He is expected to make the same commitment to Finland later… Read more Audio

5:54 AM.Nasa is preparing to launch its space-bound balloon from Wanaka Airport this morning, if the weather allows. Joining Nathan from Wanaka airport is the chief of the Nasa Balloon Programme, Debbie… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.An Auckland shop owner whose store was ram raided early Monday morning says it's the second time in as many months that he's been targetted by thieves. Vinod Ranchhod says he's barely slept since… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.A surge in pet owners due to the pandemic coupled with the rising cost of living, covid and a shortage of skilled staff has led to severely busy times for vets. Fiona Park is managing director of the… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.This week on TradeMe, producer Jeremy Parkinson spoke to TradeMe's Ruby Topzand about cricketer Ajaz Patel's shirt from the test match in which he took all ten wickets against India. All proceeds of… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.Roving reporter Alex Baird is back in the middle-east, and spoke to Nathan Rarere from Doha about a number of teenage boys who have been arrested on suspicion of harassing foreign female tourists at… Read more Audio

5:09 AM.News from Australia with our correspondent Pam Corkery. Audio

5:55 AM.American novelist Harry Leon Wilson wrote: "Golf has too much walking to be a good game, and just enough game to spoil a good walk." But is it also a way to spoil a good run? The New Zealand speed… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.Scarcely a day goes by at the moment without another report of a ram raid robbery One man who knows better than most what's going on is Luke Mealamu from Auckland's Mealamu Security. Nathan Rarere… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.With the cost of living crisis being acutely felt by people across Aotearoa, National's deputy leader and finance spokesperson Nicola Willis delivered her pre-budget speech yesterday. In the address… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.We head to Tauranga to join our Local Democracy Reporting programme journalist Alisha Evans. Alisha has been looking into a controversial new roading trial which has seen motorists receiving some… Read more Audio

5:17 AM.The Department of Conservation is on high alert after a dead possum was found on largely predator-free Great Barrier Island. The possum was found by a local resident on the road at Whangaparapara… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.To Japan now where the long-awaited Golden Week has just come to a close. So as RNZ Tokyo correspondent Chris Gilbert explains, people are now returning home having delivered gifts to their loved ones… Read more Audio

5:04 AM.We begin this morning in the United Kingdom, where it's the Labour opposition leader, Sir Keir Starmer is under investigation for allegedly breaking lockdown rules last year. With more on that, Nathan… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.A vet shortage combined with increased pet ownership during the pandemic has created a perfect storm with owners often struggling to access appointments or after hours healthcare. One owner with a… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.Soaring oil prices, an ongoing global pandemic, war in Ukraine, high inflation and rising interest rates, it's a combination that has investors spooked and financial commentators raising the spectres… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.We've heard a bit over the past few weeks about kiwis being wooed by higher salaries overseas and businesses moving production off-shore but not so much about businesses moving BACK TO New Zealand… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Autum is here, so its time to make soups, Glenn Forsyth joins Nick Truebridge to give us some tips Audio