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5:23 AM.An antique cash register, a teddy bear tribute to the Prime Minister and a lounge chair once owned by Taika Waititi - these are three of the thousands of items listed on auction site TradeMe this… Read more Audio

5:17 AM.An environmental expert says while the short term focus of the Budget makes economic sense, it's important not to lose sight of our ecological goals. 11-thousand 'nature-based jobs' are promised in… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.Farmers in parched regions of the country say the recent rainfall is a small reprieve -- but it's no drought-breaker. The hardest hit areas of Northland, Auckland, Hawkes Bay and North Canterbury got… Read more Audio

5:07 AM.Let's begin in the UK where the Prime Minister Boris Johnson's chief advisor Dominic Cummings is at the centre of a storm regarding his flouting of the lockdown rules- yesterday Boris Johnson backed… Read more Audio

5:56 AM.New Zealand's Muslim community has marked Eid Al Fitr, the end of Ramadan with unique blessings, prayers at home and just small special gatherings of friends and family. For the last month they've… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.The treatment of Asylum Seekers in New Zealand has worsened under the Labour government and pleas for change are falling on deaf ears. That's according to Tim Maurice, Chief Executive of the Asylum… Read more Video, Audio

5:34 AM.Wine growers who've basked in a golden autumn harvest are now facing a bumpy road ahead. Industry organisation Wine Marlborough says New Zealand is in a good position in terms of its reputation, which… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Sprinkled with truffle oil and shaved Parmesan, a crispy delicious potato bake perfect for Winter. Read more Audio

5:17 AM.There's been a sudden increase the number of Wellington children who've been hospitalised with acute rheumatic fever this year. The region's public health service has issued an alert, telling covid-19… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.While Brazil nears the peak of its epidemic, the US is approaching a grim milestone - one hundred thousand deaths due to Covid-19. The front page of Sunday's New York Times called it 'an incalculable… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.Stage combat, lockdown diaries, apocalypse fashion montages, juggling - the result of young creatives in lockdown. About 15 young people in the Manawatu filmed their experiences of isolation in a… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.It's Friday and again time to catch up with our Minister of Fruit and Veges with Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:13 AM.Nurses who've swabbed tens of thousands of people in the fight against Covid 19 say they're getting the praise - but not the pay - for putting themselves on the line. Primary health care nurses - who… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.There's a lot of financial uncertainty because of Covid-19 - but that hasn't stopped New Zealanders digging deep to support those in need. In fact, a million dollars more than normal was raised on… Read more Audio

5:53 AM.Today, all bars can finally open their doors for the first time in almost two months. When we first moved to alert level two last week bars could only open if they served food. But that rule lifted… Read more Audio

5:49 AM.More than two and half thousand people have signed a petition calling on the government to make Matariki a public holiday. Campaigner Laura O'Connell-Rapira launched the petition after Prime Minister… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.We've unfolded our New Zealand map once again, as we continue speaking to the people that lead our communities. Now more than ever, we're being encouraged to explore our own back yard and all New… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.A national speech finalist is challenging New Zealand to end covid related racism with the same passion it used to tackle the pandemic. Our reporter Louise Ternouth spoke to 17-year-old Shaye Witehira… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Invercargill's Bill Richardson's Transport World has launched what it hopes to be one of its most popular exhibitions yet. "The Kombis Are Coming" was originally planned to run from Easter until July… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.Time to hop across the Tasman now to talk with Pam Corkery on the big issues in Australia. Audio

5:59 AM.Each week we are going to start taking a look at the stories of some of the small businesses around New Zealand, On Monday we spoke to the creator of the NZ made facebook page, Sarah Colcord, the page… Read more Audio