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6:15 AM.Nathan Rarere asked the deputy leader of the National Party, Nicola Willis, what she makes of the policy. Audio

5:44 AM.The government has announced plans to reduce class sizes for primary and intermediate school students The $106 million initiative will see classes in years 4 to 8 shift from 29 students per teacher to… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.During his long domestic political career, Phil Goff was MP for Mt Roskill, Minister of Defence, Foriegn Affairs and Education among many other roles - including 6 years as mayor of Auckland.. He was… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.To Japan now where the government is on high alert after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated from a campaign event after a home made explosive was thrown at him. The incident comes just nine… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.It's Tuesday and that means it's time to hear from our UK correspondent Ellie Jay. Audio

5:50 AM.After becoming a tetraplegic seven years ago, Gareth Lynch was forced to develop resilience – an invaluable skill he says many of us aren't taught. Now, the Wheel Black (wheel chair rugby All Black)… Read more Video, Audio

5:43 AM.A growing body of research suggests that bees are sentient, self aware and have emotional lives. It raises questions about how bees are used in the agricultural sector or in laboratory experiments… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.Time now to hear from First Up's Minister of Fruit and Veg Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:17 AM.And it's Monday morning so time to cross to our Europe correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund. Audio

5:11 AM.Gunbattles are raging for a second day in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, as rival wings of the armed forces fight for power. Joining Nathan Rarere is our Africa correspondent Nabil Ahmed with the… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.Newshub's North America correspondent Mitch McCann joins us for all the news out of the US. Audio

5:47 AM.Having been dragged into a swamp of confusing opinions and muddied information about it, the government yesterday revealed an overhaul to the Three Waters programme. It's been rebranded as the… Read more Audio

5:26 AM.And wake the kids - it's that time of week where we head into the weekend with the full knowledge of how to spend our money wisely on Fruit and veges with the Minister Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the… Read more Audio

5:17 AM.The organiser of this Saturday's Silent Disco City Clean-Up in West Auckland hopes similar events will soon pop up regularly around the city. Read more Audio

5:12 AM.Going from one big continent to another - we cross to Accra in Ghana to catch with our Africa correspondent, Nabil Ahmed. Audio

5:05 AM.Let's cross to the US now for the latest from our correspondent Bevan Hurley. Audio

5:49 AM.And joining Nathan Rarere is the deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni. Audio

5:44 AM.Aucklanders did not get the information, leadership or support they had a right to expect during a major crisis. That's one of the conclusions of a report by former police commissioner Mike Bush into… Read more Audio

5:27 AM.Time to check in with the ace reporters from the Local Democracy Reporting Programme now. This morning we're in Whakatane with Diane McCarthy. Audio

5:18 AM.To Europe now - Nathan Rarere is joined from Sweden by our correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund. Audio

5:05 AM.Twitter boss Elon Musk has admitted his few months in charge of Twitter has been "quite painful" - he did a revealing interview with the BBC, Nathan Rarere asked our London correspondent Henry Riley… Read more Audio

5:53 AM.Four tornadoes in three days, and just a couple of months after one of the worst cyclones in the country's history. These extreme weather events seem to be getting frighteningly regular and are… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.Businesses in the Bay of Islands are losing their patience, as road closures in Northland made for a stop start summer season. High hopes for a post pandemic bounce back were dashed, with the… Read more Audio

5:26 AM.This week on TradeMe - a Mt Maunganui penthouse apartment is on the market for the first time in almost 40 years - and while it would have been wasted last summer - it could be yours for the next 40… Read more Audio

5:18 AM.To the Middle-East now where it was kicking off over the weekend.. With Nathan Rarere from Doha is Alex Baird. Audio