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5:47 AM.A distrust in the justice system is continuing to prevent victims of family harm reporting it to police, support services say. A new survey by the Minstry of Justice found almost 80,000 adults were… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.A Southland pub will be transformed into a charity hospital fulfilling the dream of patient advocate Blair Vining, who died last year from bowel cancer after being told to wait eight weeks for an… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Black Caps pace bowler Trent Boult concedes his latest injury lay off has been one of the more frustrating of his career and is raring to return to the international scene after almost two months off… Read more Audio

5:13 AM.Freedom is close for those on the Diamond Princess cruiseship - but the number of cases of Covid-19 among passengers and crew continues to climb. 544 people from the ship have now been diagnosed with… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.Those trying to make a living from selling wild rabbits to restaurants and for pet food say they are being driven out of business by high compliance costs. Shooters and processors spoken to by RNZ say… Read more Audio

5:51 AM.The last lap for Holden is near - but could this spell the end of the road for General Motors? The American car giant announced yesterday they will retire the Holden brand by 2021 - meaning about 600… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.Rangitāne o Wairau iwi members have called for two trustees to step down, saying the pair were involved in establishing a vineyard on an 800-year-old pā site.  Read more Audio

5:32 AM.The Migrant Zine collective are an Auckland based group who make "activist zines". This month they are holding a pop-up exhibition to showcase their Zine library and encourage new members to join… Read more Video, Audio

5:30 AM.Here's today's business update with Madison Reidy.  Audio

5:22 AM.This morning we tread on the toes of two iconic British TV shows. The first of our TradeMe auctions is a potential Antiques Roadshow find - an old Mickey Mouse toy, and the second is a do up in the… Read more Audio

5:09 AM.Joining Indira for a look at the news out of the UK, is our correspondent Olly Barratt.. Audio

5:30 AM.Business news update with Madison Reidy. Audio

5:22 AM.Now for a look at the fruit and vege markets - here's our Minister of Fruit and Veg, Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:10 AM.New research by Otago University has found amalgam was used in 7 percent of fillings in 2017 - compared to just over 50 percent in 1998. Associate Professor Jonathan Broadbent is the lead author of… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.The family of a man killed at an Affco meat plant in Wairoa last week want to know if he was crushed to death or froze to death after his body was left undiscovered for at least five hours. Worksafe… Read more Audio