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5:33 AM.Yes in just over a month the Government plans to release a vaccine passport so people can prove they've had both doses of the Pfizer vaccine before they enter certain venues or use some forms of… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.It's the time of the week where we look into the enterprising businesses of Kiwis all around New Zealand Today we're hearing from Ivan Perez and his business Ivan Kahl 3D. Ivan makes 3D planted pots… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.A Dutch politician has been arrested over a plot to kill the Prime Minister, The Cumbra Vieja Volcano is still kicking off in the canary islands in Spain and We've heard of the petrol shortages in the… Read more Audio

5:53 AM.Tens of thousands of people logged in for the latest round of what's increasingly being referred to as "the MIQ lottery" last night to try and secure one of the 3,800 managed isolation spots that… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.Since Auckland was plunged into lockdown six weeks ago, families with plans to pack up and move to another part of New Zealand have been in limbo. They finally got some good news yesterday when the… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.A lack of MIQ rooms and shortage of overseas flights has led to a surge in business for charter plane companies. Luke Hampshire from Australian-based Airly.com says with seats on commercial flights a… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.Last night at least 27-thousand people gathered in the virtual MIQ lobby in a desperate bid for one of 3800 vouchers to come home before Christmas. UK-based Kiwi Sarah-Jane Taylor-Seres was to visit… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.The Government has this morning announced it's making 37.5 million dollars available to protect jobs in the arts and culture sectors. People who work in these areas have been particularly hard hit by… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.The latest series of the podcast 'Eating Fried chicken in the shower' is released today, The podcast features comedian James Nokise and guests sitting in a shower, eating fried chicken and discussing… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.Our next stop on our world tour takes us to Australia, where we're joined by our correspondent Pam Corkery. Audio

5:51 AM.A bar-tailed Godwit that's just touched down on the Firth of Thames has been confimed as having made the longest flight by a landbird ever recorded. The female, called 4BYWW, travelled non-stop from… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Auckland is finally out of level four lockdown and the people at TradeMe have compiled a list of popular, post level four searches. And it looks like we're looking to buy in preparation for summer… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.As the nights get longer and the weather gets warmer, more and more of us are thinking about the summer holidays. But will lockdown be over by then and what will summer look like if Delta is still… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.To Europe now, where Germany's centre-left Social Democrats have claimed a narrow victory in the federal election.. Ellie Jay spoke with our correspondent in Germany, Trent Murray. Audio

5:06 AM.We begin in the UK which has been hit by fuel shortages and panic buying of petrol. The Government has now suspended competition laws to allow fuel companies to tackle shortages. Ellie Jay spoke to… Read more Audio

5:53 AM.There were 18 new cases of Covid-19 in the community yesterday with two of them so far unable to be linked to previous cases. It continues a somewhat worrying trend of case numbers bouncing up and… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.Back to the issue of Managed Isolation and Quarantine now .... last week more than 30,000 New Zealanders went online in a virtual lobby last week in the hope of getting one of just three thousand MIQ… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.Custom company printed face mask sales have soared after the latest Delta Covid-19 outbreak which has seen face coverings become mandatory in most indoor spaces. It's a welcome boost for branding… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.We're off to the markets now with our Maestro of Mushrooms and Minister of Fruit and Veges, Mr Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:11 AM.People will be able to vie for the next tranche of MIQ spots which become available tomorrow afternoon. It'll be just their second opportunity since the country was plunged into the Alert Level 4… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.The closing of the Trans-tasman bubble and the New Zealand lockdown has left Kiwis and Aussies stranded each side of the Tasman for weeks. With flights grounded or cancelled it's pushed some to… Read more Audio