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5:30 AM.There must be an old Irish saying about collecting things. And if there is, we couldn't find one on Google. So it seems appropriate at this time to introduce to you Jimmy McGuinness, a man whose many… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.Australia's loss is New Zealand's gain after cyclist Jordan Kerby changed allegiances and now is heading to the Tokyo Olmpics wearing the silver fern. 28-year old Jordan Kerby was born in Australia… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.RNZ is revealing that New Zealand has imported five times as much coal as usual in the last five years from Indonesia, including more than a million tonnes last year. That's only the second time the… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.And joining Nathan Rarere from high above Brisbane is our correspondent Pam Corkery. Audio

5:51 AM.Nathan Rarere spoke with the National party's deputy leader Shane Reti about the new vaccination requirements for border workers. He asked about the revelation that 18-hundred privately-employed… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.It will be compulsory for port and airport workers to be vaccinated from Thursday, as the government seeks to sure-up its Covid-19 defences. Currently, the mandatory vaccination rule applies to… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.There is a growing movement around the world called Right-to-Repair and it's targeting the big tech companies which don't allow third parties to repair or re-purpose their branded technology. Adding… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.Megan Signal started weightlifting in 2013 after discovering the sport through crossfit. The 31 year-old holds seven records in New Zealand and also holds two Oceania records in the 71 kilogram class… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.This week on TradeMe's cool auctions - one of the most fantasticly unique collections you'll ever hear about But first, TradeMe's Sarah O'Leary talks with Volkswagen owner and First Up producer Jeremy… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.Sharing a game of Scrabble or a plate of scones in the halls are part of a Christchurch woman's idea to "adopt a student". Tania Beckwith's idea of boosting support for those in tertiary education is… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.To the UK, where English football fans are still in mourning after their loss to Italy in the Euro 2020 tournament final. Joining Nathan Rarere from London is Alex Cadier. Audio

5:52 AM.Football's perennial under achievers, England, will in a little over an hour have the opportunity to win their first major tournament in 55 years. And the England team's exploits have captured the… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.Nathan Rarere spoke with Canterbury University Covid-19 modeller Michael Plank. Audio

5:42 AM.New South Wales recorded 77 new community cases of Covid-19 yesterday, 33 of whom are believed to have been out and about while infectious. Sadly, a woman in her 90s became the first person to die in… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.We head to Fiji now where Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama announced last night that the country will not go into lockdown because, he says, it will destroy the country's future. Nathan Rarere spoke… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.We're just on a month into winter - and here for his Monday look at the state of fresh produce is our Minster of Fruit and vegetables, Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:16 AM.Social workers say changes are needed at Oranga Tamariki, so that they can make better decisions when they're faced with possible cases of abuse and neglect. The Independent Children's Monitor has… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.To the UK we head and the football frenzy that is London where we're joined by our correspondent Henry Riley. Audio

5:07 AM.Sir Richard Branson has been launched into space on his Virgin Galactic ship VSS Unity. Sir Richard and a number of other passengers on the craft were released from their mothership at twenty past… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.From early next term high school students in Whanganui over the age of 16 will receive their first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine. Bruce Jones is the Whanganui District Health Board's communicable… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.In Australia, Sydney residents have been told that the next eight days will determine the way they live for the rest of the year. It comes as the city recorded a record 38 cases of Covid-19 infections… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.Now here's one that may have some people squirming in their seats. Data journalist Farah Hancock has been investigating who eats all the food we produce in New Zealand and she's uncovered an… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.Right now is the perfect time to be planting two aromatic vegetables that can make a big difference in flavour in your cooking. And lucky for kiwis, for the first time in nearly a decade New Zealand… Read more Audio