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5:06 AM.We're kicking Wednesday off in our usual fashion with Pam Corkery in Brisbane. Audio

5:45 AM.Not many Kiwis may know, but about 30 million people are gathered in Iraq right now for what could be the world's largest annual gathering.

Pilgrims from around the globe are making a symbolic… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.The small Hawke's Bay town of Wairoa is humming this week - after just one ticket won the Powerball first division in the weekend Lotto draw! The winning ticket was sold at New World Wairoa... and has… Read more Audio

5:27 AM.Time now or the local democracy reporting part of our programme. And today we're checking out the neighbourhood of David Hill from North Canterbury. He told Nathan Rarere about the Hurunui District… Read more Audio

5:18 AM.A worldwide search has been launched to find one of the planet's most iconic musical instruments - Paul McCartney's original Höfner bass guitar. It's called the Lost Bass Project and they're appealing… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.We begin Tuesday in the UK - for more on the concrete crisis and other news is our correspondent Ellie Jay who is in London.. where it's warm again! Audio

5:52 AM.There's been a lot of talk in the news about teeth and dental care lately. The Greens are keen to see free dental care, and on Saturday, Labour made a promise for free dental care for Kiwis under 30… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.It's usually best to avoid dairy products when they taste bitter and smell funky. But a team of food technologists are so sure their mustard and dill ice cream is a winner, they entered it in the NZ… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.The US Tennis Open is well underway - Dave Worsley is there and spoke with Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:22 AM.It's that time again, off to the markets we head - our Minister of Fruit and Veggies is Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:14 AM.To the islands now, with Nathan Rarere from Tonga is Kalafi Moala. Audio

5:05 AM.We begin the first week of September with Newshub's North America correspondent Mitch McCann in New York. But its the Nevada desert we go to! Audio

5:53 AM.Idalia, now a tropical storm, is cutting a path of destruction through the Southeast of the US. It made landfall in Florida on Wednesday morning local time bringing with it 200 kph winds, widespread… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.It was the last sitting day of the 53rd New Zealand Parliament yesterday, before politicians go full-time campaigning, with six weeks til Election Day. ACT deputy leader Brooke van Velden spoke with… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Joining the programme from the country's fresh produce markets is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the Week: Australian Strawberries Audio

5:11 AM.Across the Tasman where Qantas is in the gun over flight credits - joining Anna Thomas now from Brisbane is Pam Corkery. Audio

5:05 AM.We begin in Hawaii where three weeks after wildfires devasted the Hawai'in island of Maui, 388 people are still missing. Authorities say the initial land search for bodies is complete. Meanwhile… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.In the 90s the greatest advice you could give a drunk flatmate was ... don't drunk txt your ex... don't do it. In these modern times the same advice could be applied to social media posts. This week a… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.Time now for the local democracy reporting part of the programme, and joining us now with all the latest South Auckland and Pasifika reporter Kim Meredith. She started by telling Nathan Rarere about a… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.Positioned for a perfect view of the entire continent of Europe is Anita Purcell-Sjölund in Sweden. Audio