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5:53 AM.National, Act and New Zealand First are down to the final set of issues they need to resolve to form the next government - but Christopher Luxon says they're proving to be the most difficult. The… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.The good ol' pub quiz team. An Avengers-like squad melded together by a collection of retained trivia.

There's the 'historian', the 'sports guy', the 'been to Europe' one, the 'watched every movie… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from the fresh produce markets is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:15 AM.For news out of Europe, Nathan Rarere is joined by correspondent Nita Blake-Persen from Berlin. Audio

5:09 AM.Newshub's North America correspondent is Mitch McCann and he joins us from New York City. Audio

5:51 AM.An Auckland restaurant had its Instagram account disabled last weekend as protests continue around the world over the conflict in Gaza. Ima Cuisine is a Middle Eastern restaurant run by Jewish Israeli… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.Watercare and Ngati Whatua Orakei are meeting with environment-regeneration experts today to discuss how to restore Auckland's Waitemata Harbour. Raw sewage spilled into it at the end of September… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.There appears to be progress towards co-operation at the APEC summit - with the US and Chinese presidents meeting on Wednesday in San Francisco. President Joe Biden and Xi-Jinping met for the first… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.It's time to talk fresh produce, with us from the markets is our Minister of Fruit and Vegetables Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the Week: NZ Encore Mandarins Audio

5:52 AM.If there was a template on how to not peak too soon in life, Steve Alker could write the book. After battling away on various golf tours without ever breaking through, the 52-year-old golfer has gone… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.Government negotiations appeared to make progress yesterday with Winston Peters, Christopher Luxon and David Seymour finally meeting together. But there's no sign of a coalition deal any time soon… Read more Audio

5:38 AM.To India now where NZ are facing a massive target against India in the Cricket World Cup semi final. Blackcaps superfan George Harper Junior was there in Mumbai watching the semi final, having flown… Read more Audio

5:27 AM.And time now for the latest from the West Coast with our local democracy reporter Brendon McMahon. Audio

5:18 AM.To Europe now - with Nathan Rarere from Sweden is Anita Purcell-Sjölund. Audio

5:05 AM.We begin this morning in the UK, joining Nathan Rarere from London is correspondent Ellie Jay. Audio

5:50 AM.World Cups have been plentyful but our nation's success in the marquee events has not. But tonight, we get one more shot at standing atop the dais as champions of planet earth at something. Tonight is… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.A Kiwi medical aid ship stranded in Fiji is dealing with Tropical Cyclone Mal after it made landfall just hours ago. The ship named Koha has two dental clinics on board and is owned by charity… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.To Israel now, Nathan Rarere spoke to our correspondent in Tel Aviv, Sarah Coates. Audio

5:25 AM.We're all gearing up for summer - and many of us are looking online for pre-summer bargains. The folks at TradeMe have been looking at the trends and have come up with a list of popular searches… Read more Audio

5:17 AM.Joining the programme from Accra in Ghana is Nabil Ahmed Rufai. Audio

5:06 AM.Sarah Coates is with us from Tel Aviv later in the hour - but first our correspondent Alex Baird is in Doha and joins us now. Audio

5:51 AM.To politics, and National's tax cut plan is proving to be a sticking point in talks to form the next government. National campaigned on funding tax cuts, with the help of foreign house buyers - who… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.We all know the phrase "underpromise, overdeliver" - well Waka Kotahi has done just that, delivering an early Christmas present for the Coromandel. It's announced state highway 25A will be open by the… Read more Audio