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5:38 AM.It was a shock announcement in cricket yesterday, Black Caps star Neil Wagner revealed he's quitting international cricket. The 37-year-old pace-bowler won't play in the Test against Australia… Read more Audio

5:26 AM.Featured this week on TradeMe a chance to own your own Kombi Commune. But first, TradeMe's Tiana Barns talks with producer Jeremy Parkinson about a mansion just north of Auckland. Audio

5:18 AM.To the Middle-East now - in Doha for First Up is correspondent Alex Baird. Audio

5:12 AM.To the US now, with us from New York City is Bevan Hurley. Audio

5:05 AM.Let's begin in Australia, in Brisbane is our correspondent and good friend Pam Corkery. Audio

5:52 AM.From the Parliament to the Pool now! Last week Lewis Clareburt won the 400 metre individual medley gold medal at the World Swimming Championships in Doha. It was New Zealand's second gold of the event… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.To politics now and the Education Minister claims the school property system is bordering on a crisis. The Government's launched a review into school property, pausing and reassessing hundreds of… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.Last week, there was the tragic news that Green MP and South Auckland leader Fa'anana Efeso Collins had died suddenly, aged 49. Now, as the community prepares to say farewell, profiles have been… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.To Australia, where an inquest has been launched after seven fatal dog attacks. In one of the cases, a five-week old baby died after being mauled by the family dog. In New Zealand last year, a dog was… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.To South America now, Kate Pereyra-Garcia is with us from Argentina. Audio

5:11 AM.To Asia now where there's trouble at South Korea's public hospitals, with thousands of doctors walking off the job over working conditions. Our correspondent Chris Gilbert tells me it's putting a… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this morning in the UK, joining us from London is Henry Riley. Audio

5:53 AM.Well it was a clean sweep.... The Black Caps have lost all three matches in their T20 series against Australia. The final T20 in Auckland yesterday was hampered by rain... The Black Caps lost by 27… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.Its that time of year where the kids are off to University, getting their first taste of independence. But as the cost of living continues to rise so does the cost of going to university. Living away… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.To our twice weekly update from our fresh produce markets - our Minister of Fruit and Veggies is Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:13 AM.To Europe now, our correspondent in Sweden is Anita Purcell-Sjölund. Audio

5:05 AM.Newshub's North America correspondent is Mitch McCann and he's standing by in New York. Audio

5:54 AM.Well it might still be sun-screen season, but Super Rugby Pacific kicks off this weekend. The first match up for the defending champion Crusaders is a rematch of last year's final against top of the… Read more Audio

5:49 AM.Covid restrictions are a thing of the past and now there is uncertainity around the supply of rapid antigen tests after June. So, some people are asking if there is a point in diagnostic testing at… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.Locals are heartbroken and angry after the theives stole sacred items from Otakeho in Taranaki. Tapu Sperm whale bones and teeth were stolen this month from a shed that belongs to the Ngati Haua hapu… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Glenn Forsyth is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies. Fruit of the Week: Plums Audio

5:16 AM.From Ghana's capital of Accra is our Africa correspondent Nabil Ahmed Rufai. Audio

5:11 AM.Fan favourite Kalafi Moala is our correspondent in the Pacific and he's with us now from Tonga. Audio

5:06 AM.It's off to the US to begin the last programme of the week with us from New York City is Bevan Hurley. Audio

5:52 AM.Labour's deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni says Fa'anana Efeso Collins was one of Aotearoa's biggest advocates for Pasifika people. Efeso died yesterday, after collapsing during a fundraiser for Pacific… Read more Audio