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5:22 AM.It's a fruity Friday as Nathan Rarere is joined from the markets by our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth - Fruit of the Week PLUMS! Audio

5:14 AM.The tenticles of the Ukraine-Russia conflict are reaching far and wide, with a number of Ghanaian students based in Ukraine calling for evacuation from the country as tension escalate.. Joining Nathan… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.To the US we head with Ukraine in mind and Nathan Rarere spokew ith our correspondent in New York City, Bevan Hurley. Audio

5:49 AM.The Government has brought in new payments to help businesses affected by covid. As cases climb many hospitality businesses are having to close as staff isolate. Nathan Rarere asked the Deputy Prime… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.The Reserve Bank has raised its official cash rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 1 percent. The central bank says the increase is needed to combat strong inflation pressures. Infometrics Chief… Read more Audio

5:30 AM.Rapid Antigen tests will now be used as the primary test around Auckland to help meet demand as the Omicron outbreak grows. The move, which is part of the government's planned testing strategy, has… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.It's Thursday and time to talk to our Local Democracy Reporter and today joining Nathan Rarere from South Auckland is Justin Latif. Audio

5:09 AM.Since we last talked to the UK on Tuesday, Russia has "soft-launched" it's invasion of Ukraine - joining Nathan Rarere from London is our correspondent Henry Riley. Audio

5:54 AM.And we head to Wellington now where the protest outside of Parliament is heading into its 16th day. We join our reporter on the ground Nick Truebridge. The Mayor of Wellington Andy Foster also joins… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.For more on the Ukraine crisis, Nathan Rarere spoke with Simon Marks in Washington.. Audio

5:37 AM.High Schools around New Zealand are preparing for more interupted learning in 2022 as Omicron cases climb. Yesterday the Ministry of Heath reported 2846 Positive Covid-19 cases, a record high. It's… Read more Audio

5:27 AM.The Halberg Awards are on tonight, so there's no better time to raise 'awareness' of the work that the Halberg trust do, and also raise some 'money' for them to do it by bidding on a Trade Me auction… Read more Audio

5:17 AM.New research shows that people who had allergic reactions to their first Covid-19 vaccination are very unlikely to have the same reaction to their second dose, Nathan Rarere spoke to Specialist… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.We head to the Middle East, where Qatar - the region's largest natural gas producer - is diverting supplies to make up for a shortfall because of the crisis facing Europe in Ukraine For more on this… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this morning across the Tasman, Nathan Rarere was joined by our correspondent in Brisbane, Pam Corkery. Audio

5:18 AM.Two Olympic Games in six months - that's something that doesn't happen every year - and for the New Zealand sport fans it's been golden viewing. I talked with Kiwi broadcaster and journalist Ash… Read more Audio

5:13 AM.To Japan now where the number of people dying each day from the Omicron outbreak is reaching alarming levels. Earlier I caught up with our correspondent in Tokyo Chris Gilbert who gave me the grim… Read more Audio

5:07 AM.We begin this morning in the UK, where Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to set out his plan to scrap all remaining covid-19 restrictions.. With more on that, and the latest on the health of Queen… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.To the protest outside of Parliament now as it heads into its 14th day. Over the weekend, an alliance of various groups involved with the protest have been attempting to clean up it's image, which has… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.Cases of Omicron are on the up and there's lots of confusion about isolating..are we doing it right? To answer all our burning quarantine questions, our producer Ellie Jay spoke to Microbiologist… Read more Audio