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5:24 AM.A winter tomato shortage might soon hit the South Island - with growers saying they face oblivion because of record high carbon charges, as the Government tries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.The Department of Conservation is calling on the public to report orca whale sightings along the North Island's East Coast. DOC's Cat Peters says an orca that may be entangled in fishing lines has… Read more Audio

5:07 AM.News from Australia with commentator Pam Corkery. Audio

5:52 AM.The New Zealand Police have announced an end to their controversial Armed Response Teams - saying they don't align with the style of policing New Zealanders expect. First introduced last year - the… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.There have been 100 internal investigations by the New Zealand Police into the use of excessive force on young people since 2015. Two resulted in assault charges, and one in a conviction, according to… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.All Blacks and Hurricanes halfback TJ Perenara has spoken out about his support for the Black Lives Matter movement. It's not the first time the 64 cap All Black has made his voice be heard on social… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.Kiwis are being encouraged to take advantage of the lack of overseas visitors booking spaces in huts on the Great Walks. The Department of Conservation began taking bookings yesterday and are… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Fancy getting a letter box that's a replica of your house? It seems lots of people do - so when Harry Laverick of Harry's Wood shared his creations on the New Zealand Made Products Facebook page he… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.A petition and weekend of action is planned to protest New Zealand's involvement in a major naval exercise in Hawaii in August. The Rim of the Pacific exercise - or Rimpac, is the world's largest… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.The head of Nelson's Wakatu Incorporation is in talks with the Tasman District Council about parcels of reserve land in the Moutere-Waimea Ward, and their historical significance. Nelson-based Wakatu… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.As New Zealand wakes up to its first day in Level 1 an Auckland woman has told First Up she is lucky to be alive after battling Covid-19 in Auckland's Middlemore Hospital for more than two months… Read more Video, Audio

5:47 AM.A soon-to-be redundant Warehouse worker says there were tears when her store found out it would close. More than a 1000 jobs are in the firing line as The Warehouse Group consults on plans to close… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.The move to level one couldn't have come at a better time for Super Rugby - with crowds allowed as it returns this weekend. Kickoff is just after 7 o'clock this Saturday at the Forsyth Barr Stadium in… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Brand new, a Lamborghini Urus SUV will set you back more than $400,000 - but a second hand model with just over 2000 kilometres on the clock is one of TradeMe's hot auctions this week - with a buy now… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.Mount Hutt skifield near Christchurch is amongst those celebrating today's move to level one. It opens for the first time on Friday and was preparing to do so under the many restrictions required… Read more Audio

5:07 AM.Let's go to the UK now, where mandatory self isolation for new arrivals has finally come in to effect and there's been a drop in the recorded number of Covid-19 related deaths.. Our correspondent… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.Our Washington DC correspondent Simon Marks joins us for a roundup what happened over the weekend in US Politics. Audio

5:35 AM.The Pacific community are reeling at what they've called out as racist comments by an NRL personality and commentator in Australia. Australian Channel 9 rugby league personality Erin Molan has refuted… Read more Audio

5:30 AM.The Warriors have reverted to form - only one week after - arguably - their best game ever, they lost their way big time against the Pentrith Panthers. Joining me now for the wrap on the weekend's… Read more Audio

5:20 AM.Winter veges, soups and imported mangoes with our Minister of Fruit and Vege, Glenn Forsyth.  Audio

5:08 AM.A leading doctor says lives will be lost if the country doesn't work quickly to catch up on cancer diagnostics not done during the Covid-19 lockdown. A report by the Cancer Control Agency shows one… Read more Audio

5:54 AM.Jam filled, sugar coated, a ring iced with hundreds and thousands - there are seemingly endless doughnut options, and today's the day the doughy dessert snack is celebrated. Yes, it's World Doughnut… Read more Video, Audio