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5:52 AM.It's Whangarei's turn to host an A & P show, Nathan Rarere talked with Ellie Ball, project lead for the A&P Society Audio

5:47 AM.An arrest overnight in the US of a suspect in the January 2020 Washington pipe bomb case - correspondent Zach Montellaro has the details Audio

5:27 AM.Only two weeks to go until Fruit of the Year - no one's more excited than the Minister of Fruit and Veggies - today Fruit of the Week: NZ blackberries Audio

5:18 AM.Glenfield College celebrates the retirement of a number long serving teachers tonight, producer Matthew Hutching talked with two of them, Alistair Tod and David Aston Audio

5:13 AM.Vladimir Putin is in India for talks, Anas Mallick has the details from Islamabad Audio

5:51 AM.MP Ingrid Leary has been caught using an AI chatbot to write questions - how widespread is the use of AI in parliament? Nathan put the question to Labour's Willow-Jean Prime Audio

5:46 AM.The President of Germany is on a state visit to the UK - Ellie Jay has the news out of London Audio

5:26 AM.Whitianga hotels have lost bookings after the summer concert tour featuring Iggy Pop and Joan Jett bypassed the Coromandel town in favour of an Auckland show, Ayana Piper-Healion reports. Audio

5:17 AM.The Winter Olympics might feature a New Zealand curling team for the first time since 2006 - curler Anton Hood is with the team at the final qualification event in Canada Audio

5:12 AM.Australia rolls out its under-16 social media ban - Emma Cropper reports from Sydney Audio

5:52 AM.Rugby star Jorja Miller joined the programme fresh off a world series win in Dubai Audio

5:48 AM.Reporter Ke-xin Li meets some young Kiwis who are connecting by writing letters Audio

5:25 AM.A round of golf with Richie McCaw, a Mt Maunganui apartment and a 1920s Rolls Royce - they're all on TradeMe this week. Audio

5:16 AM.Nigeria grants asylum to a presidential candidate from Guinea-Bissau - Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Ghana Audio

5:51 AM.Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour answers political questions of the week, including contaminated school lunches and council rates Audio

5:46 AM.Chancellor Rachel Reeves defends herself in the face of allegations she misled the country over the state of their finances - Henry Riley is in London Audio

5:25 AM.The Whakatane River bridge is being hit by debris - including dead horses - Diane McCarthy reports from the Eastern Bay Audio

5:16 AM.Another bear attack in Japan and New Zealand is set to sign a defence pact - Chris Gilbert has the details from Tokyo Audio

5:53 AM.1200 athletes are headed to Christchurch for this year's Summer Special Olympics Audio

5:49 AM.Surfing NZ has a new chairperson - and he's only 22 year old. Nathan Rarere caught up with Jimi Higgins Audio

5:44 AM.Katherine Firkin reports from the USA as a Ukrainian delegation joins President Trump in Florida to discuss his peace plan Audio

5:22 AM.It's December the first, and no one loves summer fruit more than Glenn Forsyth Audio

5:12 AM.Russia has spent the weekend attacking targets across Ukraine's, Anita Purcell-Sjölund reports from Europe Audio

5:53 AM.For the first year in ages, Auckland's Christmas parade is to have a nativity scene float - Xe-xin Li has the story Audio

5:48 AM.Multi-musician Emily Roughton is part of the Greatest Christmas Show coming to a town near you. Audio