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5:30 AM.Kiwi drama is returning to our screens with the second series of Head High premiering tonight. Head High is a locally made family drama series about the hopes, dreams and expectations of high school… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from the depths of a central North Island winter is our Minister of Fruit and Veg Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:14 AM.Billy Stairmand made New Zealand history this year alongside Ella Williams as the first New Zealand surfers to take part in an Olympics, Surfing was only added as an Olympic sport for the Tokyo 2020… Read more Audio

5:51 AM.The Olympics is drawing to a close with cycling, athletics and golf ending New Zealand's medal campaign on Sunday. Over the past fortnight, friends and family of our athletes, who have been unable to… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.Just before Lisa Carrington made history on the water, over at Japan National Stadium shotputter Tom Walsh was adding a chapter to his story, winning his second Olympic medal. Walsh came away with the… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.Weightlifter David Liti's Olympic debut didn't result in any medals, with the Aucklander finishing fifth in his Super heavyweight division. But he still managed to lift 178 kilograms in the snatch and… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.Nathan Rarere was joined by our Minister of Fruit and Vege - Glenn Forsyth - kumara season and NZ Navel oranges are Fruit of the Week. Audio

5:19 AM.The Northern Mystics are looking to lift their first ever Netball title when they host the Mainland Tactix in this Sunday's ANZ Premiership grand final. The Mystics have struggled to meet their full… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.It has been a hectic two weeks but the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will finally draw to a close on Sunday, We've all become experts in sports we've never heard of before but it has been a very different… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.To the US now where covid-19's delta variant continues to cut a swathe through states such as Florida.. Joining Nathan Rarere from New York is our correspondent Bevan Hurley. Audio

5:51 AM.Peter Walsh is hoping for two kisses from his wife Karen today when son Tom takes centrespot in the shotput throwing circle. There were bleary eyes across New Zealand after red flags were raised on… Read more Audio

5:42 AM.After his government allowed RSE workers from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu into the country without going through MIQ to make up for staff shortages, Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson says the… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.We cross to Fiji now where they have recorded a further 1187 cases and 11 more deaths reported yesterday. Joining Nathan Rarere is our Fiji correspondent Lice Movono. Audio

5:21 AM.As we do every week, we catch up with the fine folk from the Local Democracy Reporting Programme to hear news from parts of New Zealand that sometimes get overlooked by the big news outlets. This… Read more Audio

5:14 AM.Not all New Zealanders in Tokyo are with the New Zealand team - many are plying their trades elsewhere. Kiwi Shane McLeod is the head coach of Belgium's mens hockey team, a role that he also held at… Read more Audio

5:54 AM.A little over an hour after Lisa Carrington blitzed the field to take Gold in the women's K1 200m final, she hopped in the boat with team-mate Caitlin Regal and did it all again. New Zealand's golden… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.Peter Burling and Blair Tuke sailed their way into the medals at the Tokyo Olympics, winning New Zealand a Silver in the mens 49er class The pair were looking to defend their Rio 2016 gold medal but… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.Sandwiched between Lisa Carrington's two gold medals yesterday was Hamilton heavyweight David Nyika's bronze medal. His medal is New Zealand's first in boxing since David Tua won Bronze at Barcelona… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.It's the time of the week where we take a look round New Zealand's small businesses, this week we're talking to Mare Van der Berg. Her business 'Flour and Dough' make all kinds of baking Pre-mixes for… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.Among the 168 Olympic athletes now in MIQ in Christchurch, is BMX rider Rebecca Petch. The Te Awamutu rider beat out Sarah Walker to take centre stage in Tokyo and fought back hard after a nasty crash… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.To give us the latest news on what's happening over in Oz, Nathan Rarere is joined by our correspondent Pam Corkery. Audio

5:53 AM.Let's go now to Japan where overnight New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has made history as the first openly trans-person to compete in the Olympics.. She failed her first lift at 120 kilos. On… Read more Audio

5:42 AM.The latest Newshub-Reid Research political poll shows support for the Labour Party has slumped while the ACT Party - and its leader - are growing in popularity. It has Labour down 9.7 points to 43 per… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.It was a strong start at the canoeing for the Kiwi Olymic team. Lisa Carrington stormed through to the semifinals of the K1 200ms and the K2 500, along with team mate Caitlin Regal. As Caitlin… Read more Audio