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5:34 AM.ASB's Polyfest is back this week. From Wednesday the Manukau Sports Bowl bursts into life with traditional song and dance as students grace the Polyfest stage for the first time in a couple of years… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from the Monday fresh produce markets is Glenn Forsyth - gold kiwifruit and pumpkins are best buys. Audio

5:15 AM.Kiwis are cautiously planning trips over to Australia ahead of the opening of the travel bubble at the end of the week. Travel Agents' Association president Brent Thomas says there hasn't been a huge… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.A leading New Zealand scientist says climate action needs to happen now or the world will face disastrous consequences in just 50 years. Carbon-dioxide levels in the atmosphere reached 421 parts per… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.We cross to the UK now where the nation is mourning the death of Prince Phillip the Duke of Edinburgh. The Queen's husband died on Friday aged 99 leading to an outpouring of well-wishes from the… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere to talk over the many developments from the past 24 hours is University of Otago epidemiologist Michael Baker. Audio

5:43 AM.New Zealand has temporarily suspended travel from India as a response to a surge in Covid cases amongst returnees. It came after 23 new positive cases of Covid were identified in managed isolation… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.Fossil Creek Farm is a safe haven for animals AND people. Located near Nelson, they provide animal therapy to anyone and everyone who needs it. Nathan Rarere spoke with owner and animal assisted… Read more Audio

5:20 AM.We've missed him over Easter, our Minister of Fruit and Veggies is back, Mr Glen Forsyth is here talking about NZ potatoes and dill. Audio

5:12 AM.New Zealand will suspend flights arriving from India due to the high number of Covid-positive passengers arriving from there as the country grapples with its worst wave of Covid-19 yet. Our produer… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.To the UK now where we join our correspondent Alex Cadier in London. Audio

5:50 AM.Nathan Rarere spoke with deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson and began by asking him whether was fair to people like Mandy. Audio

5:42 AM.Bowel cancer patient Mandy Grantley who had to pay 64-thousand dollars to get unfunded treatment says it's outrageous that half the cost went towards getting it administered because under the current… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Our tourism operators are champing at the bit to have Australian tourists back once the travel bubble opens on April the 19th. But how much of a boon are they going to be for the struggling sector… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.A leading healthcare professional says the problems facing women's health services would've been solved long ago if they'd been affecting men. Yesterday, the Gender Justice Collective gathered on the… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.A 103-year old mystery has been solved with the identification of the grave of an unknown New Zealand soldier killed in the First World War. The unmarked grave at the Dochy Farm 'New British Cemetery'… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.Every Wednesday, we introduce you to a first term MP, someone new to parliament and this week it's the turn of Labour Party MP for Tukituki. Anna Lorck unseated National MP Lawrence Yule in last… Read more Audio

5:39 AM.So how is the news of the travel bubble being received on the other side of the Tasman? Nathan Rarere spoke to Simon Westaway from the Australian Tourism Industry Council to find out. Audio

5:31 AM.Moa bones discovered by a team working on a new highway between Manawatu and Hawkes Bay are being uplifted and welcomed to Te Manawa, the Palmerston North Museum this morning. The moa bones were… Read more Audio

5:21 AM.Labour MP Kiritapu Allan shared the news yesterday that she has stage 3 cervical cancer and is taking medical leave to start the fight of her life. Posting on her Facebook page she prompted… Read more Audio