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5:06 AM.Let's head to the UK, where Prime Minister Boris Johnson will address the nation today and lay out how his Government will tackle a concerning spike in Covid-19 infections. Joining Indira Stewart is… Read more Audio

5:53 AM.Businesses elsewhere around the country are breathing sighs of relief that they no longer have to limit customer numbers, and that their patrons will be able to mix and mingle again instead of… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.Some Auckland businesses are frustrated that they're missing out on the loosened Covid restrictions now being enjoyed everywhere else in the country. The Takapuna Beach Business Association had hoped… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.All of New Zealand bar Auckland is now at Alert Level 1 meaning life can - pretty much - return to normal, albeit without overseas visitors. And at midnight on Wednesday restrictions on the size of… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.Has Auckland grown too big to depend on its ageing eight lane bridge? The harbour bridge was damaged last week after a freak gust of wind blew a truck into a structurally important load-bearing strut… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.The White Ferns are about to take on Australia in a limited overs series which will be the first international cricket in Australasia since the coronavirus pandemic. Limited crowds will be able to… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Are you looking for a new business opportunity? How about a new restaurant for only a dollar or a bar on wheels? It's all up for grabs on Trade Me this week. Trade Me's Ruby Topzand spoke to our… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.We go to the UK where the Government's science advisor is warning the country will be facing 50,000 new cases of covid-19 a day if serious action isn't taken now. Sir Patrick Vallance says that would… Read more Audio

5:51 AM.The Government will today decide whether we're ready to ease Covid-19 restrictions, nearly six weeks after the virus re-emerged in New Zealand. It's agreed in principle for everywhere but Auckland to… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.People travelling to or from Auckland's North Shore this morning are being urged to avoid the Harbour Bridge or to use public transport after the bridge was damaged when a truck tipped over in heavy… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.The popularity of "flights to nowhere" is skyrocketing as keen travellers seek new ways to head overseas, even if it means they don't leave the plane. With domestic and international travel scaled… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.It's Monday and time to look at all the news from the produce markets with Glenn Forsyth, our Minister of Fruit and Veges. Today Glenn's been in the South Island where the prices are noticeably more… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.Both commercial and recreational fishing groups are on board with the Green Party's policy of reviewing the fishing quota system. It's part of a raft of measures the party is proposing to improve the… Read more Audio

5:07 AM.To the US, where the death of long-serving Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has President Donald Trump scrambling to install a replacement before the November election, sparking an outcry… Read more Audio

5:51 AM.Tomorrow 80-year-old cyclist John Winkie will hop on his 80-year-old trusty Duckett race bike to tackle a road cycle race with the hope of raising $80,000 towards research for spinal injury… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.National says Labour is sugarcoating a bleak economic outlook - but Grant Robertson says he's being more realistic by not promising an acceptable level of debt for the government to manage by the end… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.The Mayor of Waipa, Jim Mylchreest tells Indira Stewart what's going on in his district and why you should visit. Audio

5:36 AM.Today a Queenstown man is attempting to set the world record for the most number of Canyon Swings in a day. Jason Medina is attempting the record at Shotover Canyon Swing in Queenstown to fundraise… Read more Audio