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5:05 AM.Migrant arrest are down at the US border - Mitch McCann has the latest from New York Audio

5:50 AM.The largest collection of fossilized faeces is housed in the Poozeum in Williams, Arizona. Nathan talks with curator George Frandsen. Audio

5:45 AM.The government has allocated $230 million to deal with pandemic preperation, Explainers editor Katie Kenny tells us what the plan is. Audio

5:20 AM.The Minister, Glenn Forsyth, tells us about good priced winter veges available this weekend and apples and mandarins are still the best priced fruit. Fruit of the Week is Australian Navel Oranges! Audio

5:12 AM.The ANC has lost their parliamentary majority in South Africa, Nabil Ahmed Rufai tells us about negotiations to form a government. Audio

5:07 AM.President Biden spoke to crowds gathered in Normandy for D-Day commemorations - Bevan Hurley reports from New York Audio

5:51 AM.Labour's Deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni weighs in on proposed changes to the Holiday's Act. Audio

5:46 AM.Covid numbers are on the rise again - Otago University Professor of Biochemistry Kurt Krause says it's a two year peak Audio

5:27 AM.RNZ reporter in Taranaki Robin Martin tells Nathan about street crime in the central New Plymouth area, and the ongoing murder trial of Leigh Beer, that he's been covering. Audio

5:18 AM.EU elections open this week - around 400 million EU citizens will elect 720 members of the European Parliament - Anita Purcell-Sjölund has the latest out of Europe Audio

5:11 AM.Prime Minister Modi is still in charge in India - but with far fewer members of parliament - Anas Mallick joins us from Pakistan Audio

5:05 AM.Ellie Jay in London breaks down who won the first leaders debate between Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer. Audio

5:51 AM.Car immobilisers help with car theft especially for easy to break into Toyota Aquas as Colin Curtis from Automotive Security Systems tells Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:47 AM.The Toyota Aqua is a favourite of car theives - and that's reflected in how much it costs to insure as Mahvash Ikram reports. Audio

5:26 AM.Helen Clark's former crown limo leads TradeMe listings this week - Bradley Stockman runs through the site's interesting auctions Audio

5:18 AM.Israel has confirmed the deaths of four more hostages - Alex Baird has the latest out of the Middle-East Audio

5:13 AM.Hunter Biden's trial is underway - while his dad is preparing a new order to help with the southern border crisis. Bevan Hurley reports in from New York. Audio

5:06 AM.Australian PM Anthony Albanese promising to campaign in an upcoming election over the argument between renewable energy versus nuclear energy as Pam Corkery explains from Brisbane. Audio

5:52 AM.Patient Voice Aotearoa's Malcolm Mulholland responds to the Government's lack of funding for cancer treatments Audio

5:45 AM.Finance Minister Nicola Willis didn't include promised funding for cancer treatment in the budget - Nathan asked her why Audio

5:35 AM.The T20 World Cup has kicked off in the USA, Kiwi Jamie Lloyd works for USA Cricket and tells Nathan how the tournament is shaping up Audio

5:24 AM.Rate will rise over ten percent for most of North Canterbury - but there is one district which comes under that figure.. LDR's David Hill has all the news Audio

5:16 AM.Mexico has a new president, and for the first time, it's a woman - Kate Pereya-Garcia reports from Latin America Audio

5:12 AM.Convicted felon Donald Trump has been talking with Fox News - Mitch McCann has the latest from the USA Audio

5:06 AM.Nigel Farage has done a complete 180 and will stand in the UK's general election - this time as leader of Reform UK as Henry Riley reports from London. Audio