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5:09 AM.Indira talks with our UK correspondent Henry Riley about new research from London suggesting immunity to Covid-19 might only last a few months and the current situation with wearing masks. Audio

5:50 AM.From Mystery Creek to the global stage. Covid-19 stopped Fieldays from physically taking place last month - so event organisers decided to make history by taking the Southern Hemisphere's largest… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.Pressure is growing on the Rotorua Stockcar Club to drop the Confederate Flag as one of its symbol. An on-line petition against the club using the flag now has more than 1000 signatures. Wellington… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.A small group of Hawke's Bay farmers are putting pressure on the local councils to ensure urban development doesn't destroy valuable crop lands. Richard Gaddum, who has a cattle farm in Havelock… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Our Minister of Fruit and Veges, Glenn Forsyth updates us on the good buys on the produce markets. Audio

5:07 AM.In India the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 is growing on average by 25,000 a day. India last week passed Russia to now sit third on the list of countries behind only the US and Brazil. But… Read more Audio

5:55 AM.Ralph Bradley was a 10 year-old in Golden Bay when he went outside in the early hours of a morning with his father, and saw his first Aurora. He's been hooked on the night-sky ever since. Ralph is the… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.A new genetic study suggests that Polynesians made an epic voyage to South America 800 years ago. Scientists examined the DNA from 807 people from 14 Polynesian islands and Pacific coastal native… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.The idea someone could not know the rules in a government managed isolation facility has been described as laughable by a recent returnee. This comes after a 32-year-old man left his isolation hotel… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.A five hundred dollar reward is now being offered to anyone who can provide information about the fate of some swings stolen from a Taumarunui park. Two seat swings and a nest swing were taken from… Read more Audio

5:31 AM.Super Rugby Aotearoa continues this weekend with the heavy favourite Crusaders looking to bring the high flying Blues back down to earth in Christchurch tomorrow night. Both teams are unbeaten so far… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Indira talks mid-winter produce with the Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:10 AM.The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards Trust is investigating historical tweets posted by a recent winner. Trust chair, Natasha Tere, says it has been made aware of the comments from 2020 Share Farmer… Read more Audio

5:07 AM.To the US, where President Donald Trump has been ordered by the Supreme Court to release his financial records to be examined by prosecutors in the state of New York. But the ruling stopped short of… Read more Audio

5:54 AM.It's the time of the week where we speak to one of our local leaders, today we're joined by Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Jim Boult. Audio

5:50 AM.And with two isolation escapes in a week - there's a call for clearer instructions over the role security guards should play at managed isolation facilities. The New Zealand Security Association says… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.It's now been suggested new arrivals in managed isolation should stay in their rooms until they have a negative covid test. Tests are compulsory on about day three and public health expert Michael… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.A woman who was in the Countdown store visited by a man who later tested positive for Covid-19 is angered by the man's actions. The man, in his 30s, arrived from New Delhi on July third, and escaped… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.The legal battle to stop the Department of Conservation going ahead with its planned cull of Himalayan tahr has made it to the High Court in Wellington. A judicial review of DOC's plan took place… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.There may not appear to be many similarities between gymnastics and the hammer throw, but South Canterbury's Lauren Bruce believes there are a few - and that helped her make a successful transition… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.Ebola, SARS, Zika, HIV/AIDS, West Nile fever and now COVID-19. These are what scientists call "zoonotic diseases," infections that jump between animals and humans. A scientific report from the UN… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.An old dump site in Te Araroa which has been spewing out rubbish into the Awatere river is now contained, but the situation has renewed calls from locals to have the dump removed from the area for… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.To Australia where the people of Melbourne have entered their first day of a six week lockdown. Nearly five million Melbourne residents went into lockdown at midnight. Indira spoke with broadcaster… Read more Audio

5:51 AM.Kiwis first - or continue to support non-citizens already here. It's the debate raging over who should be prioritised when it comes to jobs. Amid mounting pressure, the government yesterday announced… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.The Privacy Commissioner believes laws have been broken by the National Party MP and former Party president who leaked Covid-19 patient information. The MP Hamish Walker and Michelle Boag last night… Read more Audio