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5:15 AM.Canterbury high jumper Hamish Kerr has put the disappointment of last year's World Championships behind him as he prepares to lineup for the 2023 event in Hungary this weekend. After winning a world… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this morning in Ghana, from the capital Accra is Mr Nabil Ahmed. Audio

5:49 AM.Nathan Rarere speaks with Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni. Audio

5:44 AM.A West Auckland family of five has spent the past six months living separately, two in a caravan, as they wait to find out what will become of their flood-damaged home. The family's house was badly… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.Parker Jackson-Cartwright, sounds like a law frim but, standing at close to 175 centimetres tall, (5'7" in the old language) Jackson-Cartwright is the shortest import the Breakers have ever signed… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Time now for our local demoracy reporting part of the programme and today it's the turn of Jonathan Leask from Mid Canterbury. Audio

5:15 AM.To Europe now, we are in Sweden, that's where Anita Purcell Sjölund calls home. Audio

5:09 AM.To the UK now, where they'll be celebrating in the castles, in the palaces and on the barges .. as England make their first World Cup final since the Beatles ruled the airwaves.. Nathan Rarere was… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.It wasn't to be - Australia's Matildas are out of the world cup, beaten by England 3 - 1. Pam Corkery has been swept up in the wave and is now a seasoned football correspondent. Audio

5:52 AM.Time now for our weekly catch up with the co-leader of the Green Party... They've recently released a big policy idea around solar power and energy efficient homes. And yesterday, Marama Davidson was… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.We've reached the business end of the FIFA Womens World Cup - and while the Football Ferns are now spectators like the rest of us in Australia its a different story. The Matildas are alive and well… Read more Audio

5:38 AM.Do you need to move overseas, but can't bear putting your furry family member in the cargo hold? That was the predicament for the people behind Pet Transfurs - a pet-friendly charter flight service… Read more Audio

5:28 AM.This week on TradeMe - the building which housed Auckland's first McDonald's and a perfectly preserved Morris Minor which is being auctioned for charity with only a $1 reserve. But first, producer… Read more Audio

5:19 AM.To the Middle East now - Alex Baird is our correspondent in Doha. Audio

5:12 AM.Former US President Donald Trump has been charged with attempting to overturn the 2020 election. This relates to efforts by Trump and his team to influence officials in the state of Georgia. Nathan… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.Let's kick Wednesday off in Football mad Australia - joining the programme from Brisbane is Pam Corkery. Audio

5:50 AM.Staying with that issue of GST off fruit and vegetables, National deputy leader Nicola Willis told Nathan Rarere it might look like a good policy, but the devil's in the detail. Audio

5:45 AM.As you've probably heard by now, Labour's confirmed it's plans to wipe GST off fresh fruit and vegetables if they get re-elected. The leaked policy was met with a lukewarm response from many… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.It's been nearly four weeks of football fever in New Zealand. On Tuesday night, Eden Park's last Women's Football World Cup match kicks off. The semifinal showdown between Spain and Sweden is the end… Read more Audio

5:27 AM.Local democracy reporter Max Freethey is in Nelson, with the latest on the excitement around the new electric buses in the region. Audio

5:18 AM.Correspondent Chris Gilbert gives the latest update from Japan as Typhoon Lan is expected to make landfall in parts of the country. Audio

5:06 AM.Henry Riley is our correspondent in London, Nathan Rarere asked him about the pressure the UK Government is under with the controversial plan to house asylum-seekers on a barge near Dorset. Audio

5:52 AM.Time now for our regular catch up with Te Pati Maori and their possible coalition partners have announced some big policies. Labour's pledging to take GST off fresh and frozen fruit and vegetables… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.Covid cases are on the rise again overseas with a new variant emerging. EG.5.1 nicknamed Eris is now accounting for almost 20 per cent of new cases across the UK and the United States. Meanwhile… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.The death toll from the Hawaii wildfires is now 93, and officials expect that number to rise. Thousands of people are displaced. Maui's wildfires began on Tuesday and spread quickly, fuelled by winds… Read more Audio