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5:53 AM.Our reporter in Samoa updates the latest figures on the measles crisis and the government shutdown to vaccinate the nation. Audio

5:50 AM.A Victim Support group in Samoa is having to quarantine children in their care as the country struggles to deal with a measles crisis. The Samoan government announced yesterday that most government… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.A neighbours at war situation is brewing in the North Auckland suburb of Manly - over a berm which some think is an eyesore. It's creator Dee Pigneguy says the berm - which has been planted with trees… Read more Video, Audio

5:26 AM.The principal of the school the Prime Minister's daughter could attend says he'd like to use new government funding towards improving its outdoor environment. Balmoral School's the closest to Jacinda… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.Back to Samoa now where the country has been in the grips of a measles epidemic and the death toll has continued to rise. 48 people - mainly children - have now died. Joining me now from Samoa is… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.The Labour MP charged with educating the party about dealing with abusive or inappropriate behaviour says it's a step in the right direction people are now talking openly about it. Poto Williams led a… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.Dozens of people spent their Sunday writing Christmas cards to be sent to prisoners. Each year the Prisoner Correspondence Network calls on the community to help write cards for those in their pen-pal… Read more Audio

5:28 AM.Friday's quiz questions answers plus some of the wittier responses from listeners. Audio

5:23 AM.We're off to the markets for our first fruit and vege report for summer, good morning Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:10 AM.Hospitality business owners in Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough are struggling to fill summer job vacancies, with some reporting not a single application from the typically abundant visitor workforce… Read more Audio

5:07 AM.Let's begin in Samoa where Christmas celebrations are being cancelled in as the death toll from a measles outbreak continues to climb. 48 people - mainly children - have now died. Our reporter Logan… Read more Audio

5:53 AM.Two ukulele maestros from Hawaii are in New Zealand this week sharing their aloha through music. Award-winning artists Bryan Toletino and Halehaku Seabury regularly travel around the world running… Read more Video, Audio

5:38 AM.Children's Minister Tracey Martin hopes to see remand homes in every community in New Zealand. Designed to hold young people who've found themselves in the Youth Justice System, the aim is to make… Read more Video, Audio

5:23 AM.Today Glenn reports on summer on stone fruit. Audio

5:10 AM.The Wizard of OZ is set to grace the Aotea Centre stage in Auckland this Friday - but you have to get in quick because there are only four shows. It's being put on by the National Youth Theatre… Read more Video, Audio

5:55 AM.Every Thursday we check in with a mayor from somewhere around the country, this week we've got new Tauranga mayor Tenby Powell. Audio

5:45 AM.On this day in 1979, Air New Zealand aircraft Flight TE901 left Mangere airport in Auckland, for an 11-hour return flight to Antarctica. What was supposed to have been a memorable sightseeing trip for… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.A New Zealand dairy start-up's crowdfunding campaign reached its $300,000 target before its launch party had even started. Happy Cow Milk Company's aim is to make the dairy industry kinder, greener… Read more Audio