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5:34 AM.Young entrepreneur Caleb Thomson is now Nelson's Mr Whippy, employing a GPS to help his customers locate him easier - he spoke with Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:25 AM.Rotorua's gravediggers have been on strike - local reporter Laura Smith digs deep for the story. Audio

5:17 AM.Kate Pereyra-Garcia is our correspondent in South America - Argentina's president is visiting Elon Musk in Texas and Peru is claiming a Guiness record, they've found a man who they say is 124 years… Read more Audio

5:13 AM.Chris Gilbert is in Japan where police are being accused of racial profiling Audio

5:06 AM.In the UK, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey is dealing with some unwanted guests at one of his flash gastro pubs - Henry Riley went and had a look. Audio

5:51 AM.Public transport discounts are about to come to an end - reporter Leonard Powell heads out to your local bus stop to see what the public reckon. Audio

5:45 AM.Our correspondent in Tel Aviv is Alex Cadier - he told us how this attack unfolded and updated us on ceasefire talks. Audio

5:24 AM.Our Minister of Fruit and Veggies has been crunching apples and numbers to bring you the latest from the fresh produce markets Audio

5:16 AM.Nita Blake-Persen joins us from Germany with reaction from Europe's leaders to Iran's attack on Israel Audio

5:11 AM.Our correspondent in Australia Pam Corkery joined the programme with the latest developments on Saturday's horrific knife attack in Sydney's Bondi Junction Audio

5:06 AM.US Correspondent Mitch McCann has been monitoring reaction in the States to Iran's unprecedented retaliatory attack on Israel - he joined the programme from New York Audio

5:52 AM.The NZ Warriors play in front of another sold out crowd this weekend - is it finally their year? Nathan Rarere spoke with captain Tohu Harris. Audio

5:48 AM.Explainer editor Katie Kenny gets to the heart of public service job cuts as the finance minister looks to slash annual public service spending by $1.5 billion. Audio

5:24 AM.The Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth updates us on the produce market with Fruit of the Week: NZ Feijoas Audio

5:17 AM.The people of Ghana have had dozens of looted artefacts returned from museums in the UK, Chris Ocamringa, in Kinshasa updates us with news out of Africa Audio

5:12 AM.Tonga based Pacific correspondent Kalafi Moala tells us about the build up to the 35th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting that began with an official launch. Audio

5:06 AM.US correspondent Bevan Hurley talks about the death of OJ Simpson from cancer aged 76 and Arizona's civil war era abortion laws. Audio

5:51 AM.The deputy leader of the Opposition, Carmel Sepuloni talks with Nathan Rarere about job losses at NIWA and DoC and pay increases for MPs. Audio

5:38 AM.Swimmer Lewis Clareburt talks with Joe Porter about his qualifying events for the Olympics at the National Champs in Hawke's Bay. Audio

5:24 AM.Rates rises and funding the local rescue helicopter plus miniature horse racing are topics covered by our Northland reporter Peter de Graaf. Audio

5:17 AM.To Europe, our correspondent in Sweden Anita Purcell-Sjölund tells us about Russia is blaming Kazakhstan for the worst flooding in 70 years and a crafty museum worker is fired in Germany. Audio

5:12 AM.To Pakistan and India now where our correspondent in Islamabad, Anas Mallick is celebrating Eid al-Fitr. Audio

5:06 AM.Kicking us off in the United Kingdom is Ellie Jay in London from where she breaks down a just released report on gender identity. Audio

5:56 AM.Our early reporter in the South Island is Anna Sargent and she's been monitoring the weather situation on the west coast. Audio

5:51 AM.Ash Maindonald is the Principal at Western Heights School in West Auckland, he spoke with Nathan Rarere about the traffic light system being brought in by government to track school attendance. Audio