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5:44 AM.Barbie isn't the only thing kicking off today. The FIFA Women’s World Cup gets underway here in Auckland this evening. The Football Ferns taking on Norway at Eden Park from 7pm, and one New Zealand… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.It's the biggest film industry in the world, but Kiwi-Indian Ajay Chhibber says Bollywood had little to offer in his teenage years The lack of rainbow representation in Indian movies meant he spent a… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Time now for the local democracy reporting part of our programme. And today it's the turn of Kim Meredith from South Auckland. Audio

5:13 AM.Nita Blake-Persen is our correspondent in Germany, and she joins the programme now. Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this morning in the United Kingdom - our correspondent in London is the excellent Henry Riley. Audio

5:49 AM.Finally today, it's time for our regular Wednesday chat with the leaders of the Green Party. The Greens have announced a plan to return wrongly taken land to tangata whenua. It's pledging to repeal… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.The 2026 Commonwealth Games in Victoria have been cancelled, with the state government blaming the rising costs.

Nathan Rarere asked champion shot putter Tom Walsh who's competing in Europe, if he'd… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.There's only one more sleep til the FIFA Women's Football World Cup kicks off. And a lot of exciting events have already been happening... Last weekend former professional football players Julia Simic… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.A ruby red Kombi leads the pack this week on TradeMe - and one of Auckland's most sought after streets showcases a very modern, multi-million dollar mansion. But first, producer Jeremy Parkinson talks… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.To Africa now - joining us from Accra in sunny Ghana is our correspondent Nabil Ahmed. Audio

5:10 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from Brisbane - home of the 1982 Commonwealth Games - is Pam Corkery. Audio

5:49 AM.Election campaign season is upon us, and more policies are being announced each day... There've been two big ones from National this week - they want to make it so that young renters can take money… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.Pineapple lumps, hokey Pokey ice cream and pavlova will forever be linked to New Zealand. But Feta cheese is a name we can no longer use... thanks to the new trade deal with the European Union On the… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.Palmerston North has said a warm 'hola!' to the Spanish women's football team, which is basing itself in the Manawatu city for the World Cup. Last night about 3-hundred football fans got an up-close… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Time now for our local democracy reporting part of the programme. And this morning it's the turn of Brendon McMahon from Greymouth. Audio

5:16 AM.Time now to talk Japan with our correspondent Chris Gilbert. Audio

5:05 AM.We begin Tuesday's programme in the United Kingdom, joining us from London is correspondent Henry Riley. Audio

5:52 AM.It's 89 days until the election, and Te Pati Maori are getting into the spirit of the season, not only with a Matariki celebration over the weekend, but a campaign launch too. Co-leader Debbie Ngarewa… Read more Audio

5:40 AM.The Fifa Womens Football world cup is upon us - the Football Ferns take on Norway this Thursday night in the opening match at Eden Park. Its being touted as the biggest sporting event to hit our… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.Modern day slavery could be part of many of the purchases we make. Estimates say there's about 40 to 50 million people in slavery or worker exploitation around the world today. Last year, our… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.To the fresh produce markets now - Nathan Rarere is joined by our Associate Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Martin Pupuke. Audio

5:15 AM.To the Pacific now - joining Nathan from Tonga is our man Kalafi Moala Audio

5:05 AM.Newshub's North America correspondent Mitch McCann kicks the week off and he joins us from New York. Audio

5:49 AM.And joining us now to talk about the wealth tax and more is acting PM Carmel Sepuloni. Audio

5:44 AM.Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has ruled out a wealth or capital gains tax if Labour wins a third term in October. He said they were looking to introduce both in this year's Budget but he killed the… Read more Audio