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5:44 AM.A 62 year old union worker with decades old convictions for possessing cannabis has described how she still gets pulled aside by Customs every time she leaves the country. Sheryl Cadman backs… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.When Covid-19 grounded international flights, two pilots decided to start their own flight school. Mike Harvey and Hayden Lowe started Flight Tech Pilot Training at New Plymouth Airport after Covid-19… Read more Audio

5:31 AM.New Zealand freediver William Trubridge admits he's terrified of getting Covid-19 as it could end his incredible career. Trubridge is one the world's outstanding freediving talents, setting numerous… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.'Save the Males' - that's what Surf Lifesaving New Zealand are asking us all to do this year with their campaign to try and keep Kiwi men safe and catch the attention of movie star Dwayne 'The Rock'… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.Joining Indira for all the new from across the Tasman, is broadcaster and former MP, Pam Corkery who talks about the AC/DC NZ based drummer Phil Rudd back with the band and who's benefitted most from… Read more Audio

5:51 AM.Tempers flared in the garden city last night - Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins going head-to-head once again - this time for The Press leaders debate. It was the third leaders debate of the campaign… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.The Electoral Commission is under fire for a number of problems with advanced voting including an error on ballots which risked hampering votes for one party. The commission has apologised to the… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.Former members of the Gloriavale community made themselves heard outside yesterday's leaders debate, manager of the Gloriavale Leavers' Support Trust, Liz Gregory urging the government to launch an… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.It's the first Wednesday of the month, and time to talk with our fish expert, Seafood buyer and Operations Manager at Foodstuffs Brett Sellers - today a listener wonders where you can get turbot, and… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Nearly a year after Auckland's convention centre went up in flames and brought the city centre to a standstill, a report has raised concerns about the length of the shifts some firefighters put in… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.Do you fancy a trip to the theatre to celebrate Auckland's move down to Alert level 1? The Prayas Theatre Company has brought together a large cast and crew to present 'Yatra' at TAPAC in Auckland… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.Auckland is joining the rest of the country at Alert Level 1 tomorrow night, two months after the coronavirus re-emerged in the community. There were 179 cases attached to the cluster, and three… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.We return now to Lake Ohau Village in the Mackenzie Basin where many residents' homes were destroyed in Sunday's wildfire. Many spoke about the wilding pines, also known as wilding conifers, which… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.A steady stream of potential buyers -- along with the merely curious -- have taken advantage of the first advertised open homes at the 23 million dollar Kiwibuild project in the New Plymouth suburb of… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.Keen sailors and interested amateurs can now have access to the same technology that World Champion 49er team Blair Tuke and Peter Burling use with a new app that can create races and access live… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.This week on TradeMe, a house fit for a - well perhaps not a king, but maybe a new MP looking for post-election digs in Wellington, if they can afford the nearly eight million dollar price tag that… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.We head now to the UK where an investigation is under way after nearly 16,000 coronavirus cases went unreported in England, delaying contact tracing efforts. Our correspondent Henry Riley has more on… Read more Audio

5:53 AM.The Waitaki District Mayor Gary Kircher joins Indira to update us on the latest information on the fire at Lake Ohau Village. Audio

5:49 AM.Dozens of homes have been destroyed by a savage wildfire in the Mackenzie Basin which forced residents to flee for their lives early yesterday morning. At least 20 houses in Lake Ohau Village have… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.To the US now where doctors have just updated the nation on the condition of President Donald Trump, He remains at the Walter Reed medical centre and is reported to be experiencing only mild symptoms… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Cabinet will meet today to decide whether there's enough evidence to conclude that the Auckland Covid outbreak has been contained and the city can return to normality. It has agreed, in principle, for… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.Joining us from the fresh produce markets is our Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:09 AM.The summer fruit industry has launched a new campaign targeting university students, as it desperately tries to lure in workers for this season's harvest. With the border closed to RSE workers from… Read more Audio