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5:22 AM.Every month we take a dip in the ocean to learn about Kai moana with our expert Foodstuffs Seafood Operations Manager Brett Sellers and the Bluff oyster season has started! Audio

5:14 AM.We're getting to know some of the innovative and creative small businesses New Zealand has to offer. This morning we'll hear from Stephanie Hamilton about her new home-grown business Dancing Ponies… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.Australia has always been just that little bit closer to cutting the Royal Family loose than we have here in New Zealand. The dusty former penal colony voted against becoming a republic in 1999, but… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.We're fortunate to be joined each week by the deputy leaders of both of the country's major political parties. On Thursdays we catch up with Labour's number two, Grant Robertson, and on Tuesdays with… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.We might think of a lavender filled diffuser as a natural way of winding down, or an automatic fly sprayer as a summer necessity but for our pets, it's a different story. Vets are seeing cases of… Read more Audio

5:42 AM.Air New Zealand flight crews are getting more hassles from people being asked to wear masks on domestic flights than they are on international services. That's according to the airline's general… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.Meghan Markle made a series of explosive revelations in an interview with Oprah Winfrey yesterday, including that she was suicidal while pregnant with her first child, and when she sought help from… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.This week on TradeMe two vehicles on opposite ends of the spectrum - first, a 2013 AC Cobra - why pay a few million when you can have a grunty late model replica for less than $100,000?? And one for… Read more Audio

5:14 AM.America's Cup racing is due to kick off on Wednesday with Team New Zealand taking on the Italian boat Luna Rossa. One of the people who will be on the waters of the Hauraki Gulf is Auckland sailing… Read more Audio

5:09 AM.Nathan Rarere was joined from London by our correspondent Alex Cadier who told us about British reaction to the Oprah interview with the Sussexes. Audio

5:51 AM.Destiny Church was forced to hold its service in Queenstown yesterday after its leaders were prevented from using a venue in Invercargill. Speaking to their audience of fewer than 20 people, Brian and… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Auckland food waste charities say that while they are better prepared for lockdowns it's bittersweet taking goods from businesses going to the wall because of Covid-19. When Auckland went into Alert… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.Kiwi middleweight Israel Adesanya failed in his audacious attempt to beat a man 15 kilos heavier in yesterday's UFC event in Las Vegas. Adesanya was unsuccessful in his bid to unseat Poland's Jan… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Nathan Rarere finds out how to get the best deals from our Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:16 AM.A new case of Covid-19 has been identified in an airline crew member during routine surveillance testing. In a statement last night, the Ministry of Health said the crew member had returned to New… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.Ti Point Reptile Park is located an hour north of Auckland in Leigh. It's New Zealand's only reptile park and is home to hundreds of Tuatara, Alligators and more. Nathan Rarere asked owner Mike… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this morning in the United States, where the Senate has finally passed Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion pandemic aid plan. The scheme, one of the largest emergency aid packages in the country's… Read more Audio

5:49 AM.Do not pass go. Do not collect 200 dollars. Or any dollars at all. That's the message from Southland's mayor to Destiny Church leaders Hannah and Brian Tāmaki whom he says are not welcome in his… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.To Washington now - and authorities there are under high alert as another conspiracy targets the US Capitol. Earlier this week police received intelligence a violent militia group had discussed plans… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.With New Zealand's borders closed, the timing was always going to be challenging for New Zealand to host the Women's Rugby World Cup later this year. A dozen teams, with up to 50 staff and players… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.The deputy leader of the National Party Shane Reti says that people whose first language is English would struggle to understand the Government's Covid-19 advice, let alone someone for whom it's their… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.It was a double loss day for NZ cricket yesterday as both our Men's and Women's teams lost in a T20 double header in Wellington. Sophie Devine's White Ferns lost by 7 wickets to England, while Aaron… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.New research shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has cut fossil fuel emissions by 2.6 billion tonnes in 2020, it's the biggest drop scientists have seen since humans started burning fossil fuels. It's… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.Every week we catch up with the brilliant reporters from the Local Democracy Programme, which is dedicated to covering parts of New Zealand that sometimes get overlooked by the big news outlets.

We… Read more Audio