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5:52 AM.An image of one of Aotearoa's most famous kuia, Te Pāea Hinerangi, will feature at this weekend's U2 concerts in Auckland. While the band performs their song 'Últra Violet (Light My Way)', Te Pāea -… Read more Audio

5:26 AM.Glenn Forsyth looks at the weekend's fruit and veg buys Audio

5:23 AM.Five months after the distinctive Wellington marae Tapu te Ranga burnt to the ground, the clean up is making slow progress. There's still a large pile of ash and rubble where the multistoried… Read more Audio

5:20 AM.The Children's Commissioner Andrew Beecroft says a report into Oranga Tamariki's removal of a baby from a Hawkes Bay mother is a daming indictment of a failed and flawed social work policy. The… Read more Audio

7:02 AM.Each week we're planning to speak to mayors from around the country, to find out a little bit about them. Today I'm joined by the new mayor for Lower Hutt - Campbell Barry, who at 28-years-old, is the… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.There are many names for the man who has held New Zealand's Superheavy-weight Arm wrestling championship title for the last 8 years. Some call him big MAT, others call him 'the BEAST'. And at 6.2 and… Read more Video, Audio

5:33 AM.Let's go to business now where every morning we answer a question about business. And do the latest labour market numbers mean that unemployment is set to rise Audio

5:22 AM.Could carbon neutral farming be the future for new Zealand? The first carbon neutral Chicken farm is open in the Netherlands. Kipster farm claim to produce ethically friendly eggs and be carbon… Read more Audio

5:19 AM.A private school has warned that as many as 70 of its students have become addicted to nicotine through vaping. St Peters Cambridge says teens are getting around the R18 restriction on vapes… Read more Audio

5:55 AM.Kiwi jockey Michael Walker who rode second place Prince of Arran in the Melbourne Cup, pleaded guilty to using his whip 12 times before the final 100m - recieving a seven meeting suspension and a… Read more Audio

5:39 AM.Scores of people are trying to get the MMR vaccine in Samoa - after the recent deaths of two young children and a 37-year-old man. Samoa's government declared a measles epidemic in mid-October. RNZ… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.How much money is enough to retire on? Business reporter Nona Pelletier has more. Audio

5:22 AM.For a look at sport around the Pacific region Vinnie Wylie joins us Audio

5:53 AM.Last night Former Air New Zealand CEO Christopher Luxon was selected as the National candidate for Botany. The seat is currently held by former National MP Jami-Lee Ross, who resigned from the party… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.A Trade Me listing for one thousand chickens has brought to light the fate of more than 5000 of the birds. On Sunday, Steve Morrow from Hamilton won the auction - although there's since been some… Read more Audio

5:39 AM.The head of an Auckland community newspaper says an important connection to nature is being lost through the creation of pavement-style walking tracks in remote areas. Rob Drent, who publishes the… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.How do the major retail banks make their money and what's putting a strain on their profits right now? Business reporter Kim Savage has more. Audio

5:25 AM.Beauden, Scott and Jordie made Cup history when they became the first brothers to each score a try in a pool match against Canada. Now they're auctioning a fully framed All Blacks jersey signed by… Read more Audio

5:21 AM.Today marks Guy Fawkes - and the last of the four-day fireworks sale season. It's celebrated by many families who share in backyard displays, but for some people and their pets it's a stressful and… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.In the UK, voting is underway to elect a new Speaker of the House of Commons in the first election for the powerful post in more than a decade. Seven candidates are in the running, including ex-deputy… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.After making history on Saturday defeating the World Champion Australian Kangaroos, Tonga's rugby league team and their massive community of fans are now setting their sights on a world cup victory… Read more Audio