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5:32 AM.Time for some regional news from one of the reporters from the Local Democracy Programme. This morning we go to the heart of the Canterbury flooding with LDR Ashburton journalist Adam Burns. Audio

5:49 AM.Nathan Rarere spoke with Federated Farmers vice president for mid Canterbury David Acland. Audio

5:43 AM.Large parts of Canterbury remain cut off from the rest of the country this morning after raging flood waters tore up highways, left bridges at risk of toppling, and tossed tonnes of debris onto roads… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.The government has unlocked half-a-million dollars to support farmers devastated by the Canterbury floods. Farmers have reported losing the feed they need to feed their stock over the winter, milk… Read more Audio

5:18 AM.Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Government looks set to be replaced as opposition party's work towards a coalition to form a government. Israel has gone to the polls four times… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.Let's go now to our Australian correspondent Pam Corkery who's actually with us here live in our Auckland studio this morning. And whilst some have been questioning the pace of our own vaccine… Read more Audio

5:54 AM.And to tell us if the good people of Canterbury will indeed be enjoying a bit of sunshine is Metservice meteorologist Lisa Murray. Audio

5:51 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from Ashburton is our reporter Ella Stewart. Audio

5:46 AM.Canterbury residents who fled the devastating floods are beginning to return home to pick up the pieces and start cleaning their water-logged properties. There is still the possibility of more rain… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.And every week this year we've been very fortunate to be able to chat with both the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Grant Robertson, and National's Deputy Leader, Shane Reti. Nathan Rarere caught… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.This week on TradeMe, a really, really long Hummer and another item for your 'Things signed by Jacinda Ardern' collection. But first, producer Jeremy Parkinson talks with TradeMe's Millie Silvester… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.To the UK now where we join our correspondent in London Alex Cadier. Audio

5:52 AM.Australian Prime Minster Scott Morrison is in New Zealand for his first face to face meeting with Prime Minister Ardern in more than a year. The trans-Tasman summit in Queenstown will focus on our… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.And to tell us what the weather will be doing in Canterbury today, we're joined by Metservice meteorologist Lisa Murray. Audio

5:43 AM.And we head back to Canterbury now where flood waters are threatening thousands of homes and have already led to dozens of evacuations. We join our reporter Ella Stewart in a very soggy Ashburton. Audio

5:31 AM.The Indy 500 is underway - and who better to talk us through the world's greatest race is the most American person we know, sports broadcaster Dan Dibley from San Francisco's 95.7 The Game sports… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.It's fresh fruit and veggie time now with none other than Glenn Forsyth Audio

5:17 AM.The entire region of Canterbury is in a state of emergency as flood waters continue to rise and threaten thousands of homes. This morning all eyes are on the Ashburton River, which has been… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.Sporting great Sonny Bill Williams is trying to ensure that the plight of refugees detained on Nauru and Papua New Guinea is not kept off the agenda as Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison meets… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.An Air New Zealand passenger was so impressed by a pilot's use of te reo Maori over the intercom he just had to meet and thank him. When he discovered the pilot wasn't Maori, he was astonished ... and… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.A leading infectious diseases expert says it's time New Zealand started work on purpose-built quarantine facilities if it's to avoid further lockdowns. This comes as Melbourne goes into its fourth… Read more Audio