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5:52 AM.A family of escapees from Gaza are in limbo waiting for permission to work here in New Zealand - First Up producer Mahvash Ikram has the story Audio

5:45 AM.Finance Minister Nicola Willis on her first Budget and charter schools. Audio

5:26 AM.Maia Hart, Marlborough's local democracy reporter tells Nathan about the huge rabbit population which is damaging the stopbank network. Audio

5:18 AM.The leaders of Japan, South Korea and China are set to meet - Chris Gilbert reports from Japan Audio

5:12 AM.It's flooding in Brazil and chilly in Chile - reporting on all the news from South America is Kate Pereya-Garcia Audio

5:06 AM.An inquiry into tainted blood products in the UK has released a report - correspondent Ellie Jay has the details Audio

5:52 AM.Who's making the money out of EFTPOS paywave fees - Leonard Powell investigates. Audio

5:52 AM.Who's making the money out of EFTPOS paywave fees - Leonard Powell investigates. Audio

5:47 AM.DOC's Tom Barker is an archaelogist by trade and looks after a whole lot of the South Island on our behalf - he talked with Nathan Rarere about his dream job. Audio

5:33 AM.The NZ International Comedy Festival is here and Tony Lyall has brand new jokes for the masses. Audio

5:23 AM.Winter is almost here - and the folks at 5+ A Day have their picks on what will keep you healthy - our Minister of Fruit and Veggies has the details Audio

5:12 AM.France sends crack troops to Noumea to quell the violence - Anita Purcell-Sjölund reports from Europe Audio

5:05 AM.Former President Trump get the endorsement of the NRA - and promises to roll back Biden administration gun rules - Mitch McCann reports in from New York. Audio

5:51 AM.Spike Milligan's much loved story Bad Jelly gets a live make-over this weekend at the Auckland Writers Fest - Olivia Tennet and Tom Broome take the classic tale to the stage. Audio

5:47 AM.Explainer Editor Katie Kenny breaks down the new sub-variants of Covid-19 that are facing us this winter. Audio

5:24 AM.It's pumpkin soup season - Glenn Forsyth is excited for us all - and Fruit of the Week: NZ Green Kiwifruit Audio

5:15 AM.Gabon's deposed president Ali Bongo has gone on a hunger strike - correspondent Nabil Ahmed Rufai tells us why. Audio

5:10 AM.Kalafi Moala reports on the latest Pacific news - and leads with the violence in New Caledonia Audio

5:05 AM.President Biden and his rival Donald Trump have agreed on dates for election debates - Bevan Hurley has the news out of the USA Audio

5:51 AM.Labour's Carmel Sepuloni responds to news of increasing violence in French Polynesia Audio

5:46 AM.Wellington's Phoenix soccer team faces history this weekend with the second leg of their A-League Semi-final - Nathan Rarere talked with defender Sam Sutton Audio

5:36 AM.Rower Brooke Francis today heads to Switzerland in a bid to take a seat in the boat for the Paris Olympics, she talked with Nathan Rarere Audio

5:25 AM.Travel between Manawatu and Hawkes Bay looks to improve travel times - Jimmy Ellingham reports on how the new Te Ahu a Turanga project is progressing Audio

5:18 AM.France's President Emmanuel Macron meets with security forces over the situation in French Polynesia - correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund joined the programme from Europe Audio

5:13 AM.Israel continues its offensive in Gaza - Alex Baird has the latest from the region. Audio