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5:30 AM.Surfing makes its debut at this year's Olympics - and pro-surfer Billy Stairmand is one of our country's brightest hopes of a medal. The 31-year-old hit the world stage ten years ago when he beat… Read more Audio

5:21 AM.It's the last weekend of May, and it's time to check out the availabilities of various fruits and veges with our Minister of all things fresh and not made of meat - Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:13 AM.In two special climate-controlled locations, tucked away from visitor-facing areas, Auckland Zoo is currently caring for the world's entire population of cobble skinks as well as a quarter of the… Read more Audio

5:49 AM.The Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson has reiterated that the Government will not negotiate with the hackers who have crippled the Waikato District Health Board. Top government officials attended… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.The Reserve Bank has shown no sign of taking its foot off the stimulus pedal as it holds the official cash rate at a record low 0.25 percent, and reaffirms easing monetary policies to support the… Read more Audio

5:31 AM.A popular clothing retailer has been slammed by customers who say the've waited months for items to turn up, while Consumer NZ has launched an investigation into its refunds policy At the same time… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.We head to Gisborne now to catch up with Local Democracy Reporter Alice Angeloni and find out what's been happening in the region. Nathan Rarere began by asking about some serious concerns about waste… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.To actual Europe now, where the Union is still up in arms about the move by the government of Belarus to divert that Ryan Air flight over the weekend - and the arrest of journalist Roman Protasevich… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.To the UK now where Boris Johnson's former right-hand man Dominic Cummings has thrown his former boss - and a number of others - under a big red double-decker. Testifying before a joint inquiry of… Read more Audio

5:54 AM.A group claiming to be behind the devastating cyber attack on Waikato DHB has contacted media in a bid to convince the health board to pay its ransom. Media organisations including RNZ were sent the… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.To Samoa now where the outgoing prime minister is still refusing to relinquish power despite the courts confirming Fiame Naomi Mata'afa's narrow election victory last month. Fiame and her party, Fa… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.Let's head to the Middle East now - where the US has pledged support for the rebuild of Gaza - almost a week after the ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militant groups came into force. More… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.New Zealand is one of the best places on Earth to witness a rare celestial event tonight ... there's going to be a blood moon! Nathan Rarere spoke to a man who knows more about blood moons than pretty… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.It's the time of the month when we dip our heads into the oceans to find out a bit about what's happening in the world of Kai moana. Here to tell us about Meat Without Feet is Foodstuffs Seafood… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.Margaret Richardson knows better than most that the best things can take time. She's waited her whole life to start up a hand-dyed knitwear store and now aged 86, Amy Maria Knitwear is open for… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.Victoria has recorded another four community Covid-19 infections, bringing the total number detected in Melbourne's northern suburbs over the past two days to nine. It comes on the back of Melbourne… Read more Audio

5:51 AM.The Deputy Leader of the National Party Shane Reti says if it turns out a state actor was behind the Waikato DHB cyber hack it would be the equivalent of an attack on New Zealand soil. That was one of… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.We head to the US where President Biden is facing an uphill battle to get one of his biggest initiatives passed in to law, a lot of talk about an article that was published, based on a US Intel report… Read more Audio

5:13 AM.This week on TradeMe's cool auction list...a couple of real cars - and one very good cardboard replica, a haul of vintage anatomical maps, which could be perfect for your lounge, if looking at the… Read more Audio

5:09 AM.Four new cases of Covid-19 have been identified in Melbourne's northern suburbs, and the source remains unclear. The first case was a man who showed symptoms of the coronavirus on the 20th of May. and… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.Nathan Rarere crossed to the UK to speak to correspondent Henry Riley. Henry covers; The shooting of BLM activist Sasha Johnson, The diversion of the Ryanair flight over Belarus, the infamous Princess… Read more Audio

5:55 AM.The world of mixed martial arts is in mourning after Liufau Vake, known as Fau Vake, died yesterday after an alleged assault a week earlier. The 25 year old was left in a coma after the incident on… Read more Audio

5:40 AM.Samoa is facing a constitutional crisis after the ousted head of state declared that he was suspending parliament, only for this to be ruled unlawful by the country's Supreme Court. After making his… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.RNZ reporter, Brenton Vannisselroy joins Nathan Rarere for a look at the weekend sport. Audio