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5:45 AM.As you've probably heard by now, Labour's confirmed it's plans to wipe GST off fresh fruit and vegetables if they get re-elected. The leaked policy was met with a lukewarm response from many… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.It's been nearly four weeks of football fever in New Zealand. On Tuesday night, Eden Park's last Women's Football World Cup match kicks off. The semifinal showdown between Spain and Sweden is the end… Read more Audio

5:27 AM.Local democracy reporter Max Freethey is in Nelson, with the latest on the excitement around the new electric buses in the region. Audio

5:18 AM.Correspondent Chris Gilbert gives the latest update from Japan as Typhoon Lan is expected to make landfall in parts of the country. Audio

5:06 AM.Henry Riley is our correspondent in London, Nathan Rarere asked him about the pressure the UK Government is under with the controversial plan to house asylum-seekers on a barge near Dorset. Audio

5:52 AM.Time now for our regular catch up with Te Pati Maori and their possible coalition partners have announced some big policies. Labour's pledging to take GST off fresh and frozen fruit and vegetables… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.Covid cases are on the rise again overseas with a new variant emerging. EG.5.1 nicknamed Eris is now accounting for almost 20 per cent of new cases across the UK and the United States. Meanwhile… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.The death toll from the Hawaii wildfires is now 93, and officials expect that number to rise. Thousands of people are displaced. Maui's wildfires began on Tuesday and spread quickly, fuelled by winds… Read more Audio

5:21 AM.That music is a clear indication that the produce parliament is in session - our Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth joins the programme now. Audio

5:13 AM.To Europe we head, standing by in Sweden is Dr Anita Purcell-Sjölund. Audio

5:05 AM.Later in the programme, we'll be talking with Bill Dorman of Hawaii Public Radio, but first - as we do each Monday, we'll cross head to New York where Newshub's North America correspondent Mitch… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.In serious news.. Apples.. How much of the Apple do you eat? A few bites and then chuck it out, or do you go all the way to the core? Do you EAT the core? And are the seeds REALLY poisonious? We had a… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Time now for our weekly catch-up with the deputy leader of the ACT Party - Brooke van Velden. And it's been a busy week for ACT with policy announcements on Health, Justice and more. Brooke spoke with… Read more Audio

5:31 AM.The FIFA Women's World Cup is about to come to an end in Aotearoa, with a semi-final match at Auckland's Eden Park on Tuesday. And once again it looks like it'll be a sell-out crowd. The event's been… Read more Audio

5:21 AM.Joining Jimmy Ellingham from the produce market floor is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the Week: Australian Mandarins Audio

5:13 AM.To Australia now - fresh off a mid-winter mini-break is our correspondent Pam Corkery. Audio

5:05 AM.Let's begin in the United States, joining Jimmy Ellingham from New York is award winning journalist Bevan Hurley. Audio

5:54 AM.Finally today let's turn our attention to the silver screen, the smell of well-buttered popcorn... and maybe the nostalgic feeling of your shoes sticking to the carpet. After years of lockdowns… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Time now for our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party. And cases going throuugh New Zealand's district courts are facing major delays, with the justice system struggling under a growing load that was… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.Now have you ever wished you could play some cricket in the house on a rainy day? Well for one Christchurch family that dream's become a reality. Glenn Bongartz, with the help of his architect… Read more Audio

5:26 AM.Time now to hear what's been happening on the East Coast in Tai Rawhiti... Funeral burials have been on hold there for most of the year, as the ground is saturated from the constant rain. Meanwhile… Read more Audio

5:19 AM.From the Pacific to Europe now - Anita Purcell-Sjölund is our correspondent in Sweden. Audio

5:14 AM.Our correspondent in the Pacific is Kalafi Moala - and he joins us from a cold Tonga. Audio

5:07 AM.Let's begin in the UK - joining Jimmy Ellingham from London is correspondent Henry Riley. Audio

5:52 AM.Let's continue this conversation about BlackRock and the climate investment fund with co-leader of the Green Party - James Shaw. Audio