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5:49 AM.The US Coast Guard has confirmed that a Canadian aircraft detected "underwater noises" in a search area for the missing Titan sub Contact with the vessel with five people on board, was lost on Sunday… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.It's a special day today... The winter solstice! The shortest day of the year. Now, all around the country, brave kiwis are diving into the sea for the midwinter dip. Meanwhile in Otago, Dr Ian… Read more Audio

5:31 AM.Labour MP Michael Wood has resigned as Cabinet minister after revelations of more undisclosed conflicts of interest. His cabinet colleagues have picked up his portfolios, including deputy prime… Read more Audio

5:20 AM.Time now for the local democracy reporting part of the programme. And today it's the turn of Maia Hart from Marlborough. She started by telling Nathan Rarere all about the Future Access Study. Audio

5:14 AM.Rower Robbie Manson is back in black and will represent New Zealand again almost three years after retiring. Manson, who set the world best time for the single sculls in 2017, has been selected to… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.Now time to get the latest from Japan with Chris Gilbert - who started by telling Nathan Rarere about the country finally raising the age of sexual consent to 16 .... after it had been 13, for a very… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.We begin this morning in Europe - our correspondent this morning in Sweden is Dr Anita Purcell-Sjölund. Audio

5:53 AM.Tuesday's question time in Parliament turned tense after Greens co-leader Marama Davidson was asked to leave the House. It all started when ACT MP James McDowal asked why ethnicity was a factor on the… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.As industrial action continues, unionised teachers are refusing to take part in all extra curricular activity around the country today. But union members involved with the national Big Sing event have… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.As winter sniffles set in there's still a lot of Covid out there too. There were more than 8 thousand new cases of Covid-19 reported in Aotearoa last week, and 39 more deaths due to the virus… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.Our Middle-East based correspondent is Alex Baird. Audio

5:05 AM.Let's begin in Australia - joining Nathan Rarere from Brisbane is our correspondent Pam Corkery. Audio

5:53 AM.Booking tickets to go see your favourite artists has been getting more expensive. Some feel, sneakily so. Some ticketing agents also charge a booking fee, a payment processing fee and a handling fee -… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.The government is abandoning a funding condition of an extension that they added to the early childhood education policy in March. Currently the scheme offers three-to-five year olds 20 hours of free… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.A new business lane just opened up in the business sector, Heybarn is an online service that's matches those with available space to those who don't have enough. It was launched earlier this year and… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Time now for the Local Democracy Reporting part of our programme and today we're catching up on the news of Taranaki with Craig Ashworth. The push for sea-bed mining off the coast there has a new… Read more Audio

5:13 AM.To the Pacific now - joining Nathan Rarere from the Marshall Islands is our correspondent Kalafi Moala. Audio

5:52 AM.Life just got a bit easier for some drivers with a NEW highway north of Auckland. At long last, the rubber is hitting the road on the new 18.5 kay section of State highway 1. Prime Minister Chris… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Secondary school teachers could continue rolling strikes for better pay, after three days of bargaining between the teachers' union and the Ministry of Education failed to reach a settlement. Now the… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.To the fresh produce markets now with our Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:15 AM.And it's Monday morning so time to cross to our Europe correspondent Anita Purcell Sjölund in sweltering Sweden. Audio