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8:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:57 AM.What shapes as an absorbing test series between the Black Caps and England is under way in Christchurch. Veteran commentator Bryan Waddle spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:51 AM.Whangārei councillors have voted seven to six - with one abstainer - to reject the Director-General of Health's directive to fluoridate its water supply. Whangārei mayor Vince Cocurullo spoke to Corin… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.Fourteen people were arrested during the tangi of a prominent Mongrel Mob figure in the small Bay of Plenty community of Matapihi on Thursday. Aukaha News reporter and producer Ripeka Timutimu spoke… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.Australia has officially banned social media for children aged under 16. University of Auckland senior research fellow Samantha Marsh spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:37 AM.Auckland shopping centres have been preparing to keep the traffic flowing with an influx of Black Friday shoppers expected. Newmarket Business Association's Mark Knoff-Thomas spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:35 AM.It's Black Friday - and shoppers are being warned to plan their travel carefully. Reporter Troy Matich spoke to Alexa Cook. Audio

7:24 AM.The Covid-19 Inquiry report is out, saying lockdowns and vaccine mandates worked but sometimes they went on for too long. Otago University professor Dr Michael Baker spoke to Alexa Cook. Audio

7:17 AM.A health campaigner says West Coast's biggest hospital came close to having to shut its emergency department this weekend because of staff shortages. Patient Voice Aotearoa's Malcolm Mulholland spoke… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Health New Zealand spent $72 million on contractors and consultants for a single IT project, in the lead-up to moving to sack over 1000 IT employees. Phil Pennington spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

6:55 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

6:42 AM.Summer officially starts on Sunday, but you'd be forgiven for thinking it came early on Thursday as temperatures soared across the motu. NIWA meteorologist Chris Brandolino spoke to Alexa Cook. Audio

6:42 AM.An update from RNZ's sports team. Audio

6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:25 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:19 AM.What started as a seed of an idea is thriving at a Wellington library, with the branch now handing out seeds to anyone wanting to grow their own kai. Reporter Mary Argue went for a visit. Audio

6:12 AM.A University of Otago study has found people with mental health conditions have consistently worse experiences in primary healthcare and face more barriers to accessing care. Ruth Cunningham, from the… Read more Audio

10:00 AM.On today's episode, the head of the Covid-19 Royal Commission of Inquiry has criticised the use of lockdowns and vaccine mandates suggesting they were too broad and too harsh, the Public Service… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.A highly successful exhibition from London is opening at Takina, the Wellington convention centre. Producer and curator Michel Boersma spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:47 AM.After spending almost half of his life representing New Zealand, Tim Southee is set to pull on the Test Cricket Uniform for the last time this year. First Up's Leonard Powell reports. Audio

8:40 AM.A carved pou from Tangoio Marae north of Napier has been found - almost two years after it was washed away during Cyclone Gabrielle. Ngāti Kahungunu Chair Bayden Barber spoke to Alexa Cook. Audio

8:38 AM.A small group of young voyagers is set to embark on the trip of a lifetime - travelling to Antarctica for a month-long visit. Reporter Adam Burns spoke to a few of the lucky explorers. Audio

8:35 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

8:25 AM.A plan for future housing in Hawke's Bay has sparked controversy over its potential to use productive food growing land and low-lying flood risk areas. Alexa Cook reports. Audio

8:20 AM.Despite a booming worldwide rocket launch industry, the Space Minister has done a turnaround on building rocket launchpads south of Christchurch. Defence Minister Judith Collins spoke to Corin Dann. Audio