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5:24 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere for the first time for 2022 is our ole mate, and Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:17 AM.It wasn't only Tonga that was affected by the tsunami triggered by the huge volcanic eruption. Parts of neighbouring Fiji also suffered significant damage. Joining Nathan Rarere is our correspondent… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.We finish the weird year of Delta variants and lockdowns with a look back at our favourite moments from 2021. Audio

5:21 AM.We're off to the fresh produce markets for the very last time this year - and we're joined by our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth! And of course the first ever Fruit of the Year! Audio

5:13 AM.As it's our last programme we thought we'd speak with locals across the motu about what makes their region so special, so we said "here's 60 seconds" tell us why people should visit this summer. First… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.To the Middle East now - where our reporter Alex Baird is now based. Audio

5:05 AM.We begin in New York City where our man Bevan Hurley has been in court following the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell. Audio

5:48 AM.Nathan Rarere put some of the concerns raised by those Northland businesses to the Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Grant Robertson. Audio

5:42 AM.Northland's tourism operators say that if they can't welcome visitors back to the region soon, there won't be an industry at all in the not too distant future. Te Tai Tokerau is the only region that… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Aotearoa might well be re-named The Land of the Long Grey Cloud after being absolutely soaked these past couple of days with rain-watches and warnings issued up and down the country over the past 48… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.It's that time of the week when we join one of the ace reporters from the Local Democracy Reporting programme. This morning we're in South Auckland with Justin Latiff. Audio

5:15 AM.Your chance for Disney movie stardom is up for grabs but you'd better be in quick. Acclaimed producer Chelsea Winstanley's Matewa Media are taking iconic Disney films and making Te Reo versions. In… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.From ex-Europe to actual Europe now, from whence Nathan Rarere was joined from the most Scandi of Scandinavian countries by the World's most northern Samoan..Dr Anita Purcell Sjölund. Audio

5:05 AM.We begin this morning in the UK, where Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in trouble, he's faced his largest rebellion yet. Joining Nathan Rarere from London is our correspondent Henry Riley. Audio

5:52 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere is Waka Kotahi's Regional Manager of Operations and Maintenance for Northland and Auckland, Jacqui Hori-Hoult. Audio

5:48 AM.RNZ reporter Chen Liu is at the border South of Auckland where the checkpoint has been dismantled after nearly 4 months in place, stopping Aucklanders from leaving the city. Audio

5:45 AM.Let's go now back to Auckland airport now where they're gearing up for a busy old day and days ahead as Aucklanders are now free to travel. Our producer Ellie Jay is there.. Audio

5:36 AM.Since lockdown the small North island town of Waihi has seen vistor numbers drop by 70% and the students of Waihi central school were keen to let New Zealanders know the town is open for business… Read more Audio

5:18 AM.Let's go now to Auckland airport because for the first time in four months, Aucklanders can fly wherever they want.. and anyone else in New Zealand can fly to Auckland.. The only catch is you need to… Read more Audio

5:07 AM.We begin this morning in Australia, where the number of covid-19 cases in Victoria and New South Wales continue to rise.. joining Nathan Rarere from the relative safe-haven of Brisbane is our Pam… Read more Audio

5:53 AM.From today any passenger hoping to travel on a domestic flight with Air New Zealand will have to show either a vaccine passport or the results of a negative PCR test taken 72 hours prior to departure… Read more Audio