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5:14 AM.Joining us from the Ghanian capital Accra is Nabil Ahmed. Audio

5:05 AM.We'll begin this last programme of the week in the United States with our correspondent Bevan Hurley in smokey New York City. Audio

5:50 AM.Pressure is mounting on embattled minister Michael Wood amid revelations he defied 12 requests from the Cabinet office over two and a half years to sell his shares in Auckland airport. Mr Wood remains… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.The landscape of professional golf has been turned on its head, with the PGA Tour entering into a relationship with the controversial Golf Saudi group. The Saudi government's Public Investment Fund… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Many schools across the country are choosing to ditch NCEA level one exams and focus on a longer lead-in time for level two or run with their own qualifications instead. But one school is bucking the… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.Let's head now to our LDR reporter David Hill down south where birds of all shapes and sizes flocked to North Canterbury over the long weekend. Audio

5:17 AM.To the Middle East now - our correspondent in Doha is Alex Baird. Audio

5:12 AM.To Europe now - joining the programme from Sweden is our correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund. Audio

5:05 AM.We begin the programme with the latest from the High Court in London, Nathan Rarere asked our correspondent Henry Riley about the Prince's day on the stand. Audio

5:48 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere is Green Party co- leader Marama Davidson. Audio

5:46 AM.The Government has announced a crackdown on the sale of vapes to curb the numbers of young people using them From August, vapes will need to have batteries and new shops won't be able to open within… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.This week on TradeMe, a guitar signed by one of the world's biggest bands - and a McLaren car that probably only members of U2 could afford. But first, TradeMe's Audrey Malone talks to producer Jeremy… Read more Audio

5:18 AM.To the Pacific now - our correspondent in Tonga is Kalafi Moala and he joins us now. Audio

5:14 AM.Prince Harry has spent the day giving testimony at a court in London in his case against the Mirror Group. The Prince has accused the company - which publishes three of the UK's most popular tabloid… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.Let's begin in Australia - with Nthan Rarere from Brisbane is our correspondent Pam Corkery. Audio

5:50 AM.Over 180 New Zealanders plus Queen Camilla received Kings Birthday and Coronation honours yesterday. Queen Camilla was awarded the Order of New Zealand with Prime Minister Chris Hipkins acknowledging… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.Last minute work CAN pay off! Just ask Lena Ormsby of Karamu High School. She is one of five Maori high school students who have won the prestigious Te Ara a Kupe Beaton Scholarship worth $25,000… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.Time now to head to Japan for the latest from our correspondent Chris Gilbert. He told Nathan Rarere Japan's loneliness epidemic is getting worse so the government is battling it by passing… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.We begin this short week in the United Kingdom, joining us from London is our correspondent Elllie Jay. Audio

5:51 AM.Joining us now is ACT leader David Seymour. Audio

5:48 AM.Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is under fire again, not just for his proposed sale of council shares in the city's airport but because a number of media outlets were excluded from his budget announcement… Read more Audio

5:41 AM.The King's Birthday break won't be a holiday for everyone...The National Scrabble Championships are taking place in Howick this long weekend. Scrabblers from around the country are travelling to… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Joining the programme from the fresh produce markets is THE Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the Week: NZ Meyer Lemons. Spicy Piccolo Pieces Ingredients · 700g bag of Piccolos… Read more Audio

5:14 AM.To Africa now, with Perlina Lau from Ghana is our correspondent Nabil Ahmed. Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this last programme of the week in the USA, joining Perlina Lau from New York is our correspondent Bevan Hurley. Audio