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5:59 AM.A half marathon is an achievement in itself but what about completing it in a managed isolation hotel room? Professional mountain bikers Charles Murray, Edward Masters, Brook Macdonald and Anton… Read more Video, Audio

5:52 AM.We could find out the results of the two referenda later today when the Electoral Commission releases provisional results from the vote earlier this month. The commission will release the results from… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.The killing of the Bain family in Dunedin in June of 1994 holds a particular fascination for New Zealanders. Five members of the family were found dead by the oldest son David on the morning of June… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.The Wellington squash player Evan Williams doesn't think the lack of a national senior title will define him as a player. Williams has spent the last 16 years trying to win the senior title, and this… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.With the latest from the fresh produce markets is our Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth looking at asparagus in season now - try purple ones for a change and apples. Audio

5:11 AM.Many workers from industries decimated by Covid-19 have changed their career paths entirely, with some finding jobs in areas that would have seemed inconceivable at the start of the year. Due to a… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.To the United States now where there is only five days to go until the Presidential election. Joining us is our correspondent Simon Marks. Audio

5:53 AM.Northland police are temporarily carrying firearms after a series of violent incidents, including two gunmen shooting at an officer. The men emerged from a grey car on a stretch of State Highway 11 at… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.2020 has been a huge digital year, whether we've been working from home, skyping with loved ones or shopping online. But not all of us are that digitally savvy, so the Student Volunteer Army is… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Federated Farmers is worried that animal welfare could be put at risk if more Class Border Exemptions aren't granted for the agriculture sector. Last month, the Minister announced that up to 30 class… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.The Silver Ferns beat the England Roses 58-45 in the opening game of the Taini Jamison Trophy netball series, in a match that marked the return of international netball after a nine month hiatus… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.The Human Rights Commission is calling on the government to stand by its promises to make New Zealand fairer for all people. It has released a report today featuring 39 issues from all four Human… Read more Audio

5:09 AM.Let's head to Europe now where we are joined our correspondent Catherine Walbridge in Austria. Catherine talks with Nathan about covid cases rising all across the continent with meetings underway to… Read more Audio

5:53 AM.After the historic election result earlier this month when 40 new MPs were elected to Parliament, we've been trying to introduce you to as many of the newbies as we can. One of the few new National… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.The climate emergency is seeing workplaces across the country changing their ways to try and reduce carbon emissions, and many healthcare workers are finding novel and innovative ways to ensure they… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.An 11-year-old boy was rescued from the Waikato river over the weekend thanks to a heroic by-stander. Joel Kumeroa is an 18-year-old builder, but it was his life guard skills that gave him the courage… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Today is Te Putake o te Riri, He Ra Maumahara - the National Day of the Commemoration of the New Zealand Wars. The day is being marked at various events around the country but in Tauranga, there will… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.International netball is back tonight with the Silver Ferns hosting the English Roses in the first game of the three-match Taini Jamison series. Covid-19 hit England netball hard, and the team haven't… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Each week we talk to a small New Zealand business and this week we're talking to Perzen Patel who's business is called 'Dolly Mumma'. They make ready-to-cook Indian products which you can use to make… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.A lot of people around the planet worked on important projects during the Covid crisis. Melbourne man Ben Loke is one. He cycled 14-hundred kilometres during his city's lockdown, and that was despite… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.Staying State-side now, where Judge Amy Coney Barrett has been confirmed to the Supreme Court by the US Senate. Coming as it does just one week from the election, her hugely controversial appointment… Read more Audio

5:51 AM.Nasa has just announced that water has been found on the moon. The liquidy discovery was made by scientists who analysed data from the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, which… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.With no New Zealand First as part of a coalition acting as a handbrake, the controversial three strikes law could well be scrapped under the new Labour-led government. Introduced by the National and… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.The former chief executive of the Tasman Bays Heritage Trust is asking Nelson families holding taonga taken from Parihaka to do the right thing and return them. About 200 of the 1600 militia who… Read more Audio