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5:15 AM.Time now to head to Japan for the latest from our correspondent Chris Gilbert. He told Nathan Rarere Japan's loneliness epidemic is getting worse so the government is battling it by passing… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.We begin this short week in the United Kingdom, joining us from London is our correspondent Elllie Jay. Audio

5:51 AM.Joining us now is ACT leader David Seymour. Audio

5:48 AM.Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is under fire again, not just for his proposed sale of council shares in the city's airport but because a number of media outlets were excluded from his budget announcement… Read more Audio

5:41 AM.The King's Birthday break won't be a holiday for everyone...The National Scrabble Championships are taking place in Howick this long weekend. Scrabblers from around the country are travelling to… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Joining the programme from the fresh produce markets is THE Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the Week: NZ Meyer Lemons. Spicy Piccolo Pieces Ingredients · 700g bag of Piccolos… Read more Audio

5:14 AM.To Africa now, with Perlina Lau from Ghana is our correspondent Nabil Ahmed. Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this last programme of the week in the USA, joining Perlina Lau from New York is our correspondent Bevan Hurley. Audio

5:49 AM.Minister Ginny Anderson will join the Prime Minister at a graduation ceremony today in Porirua for police graduates. It comes as the Government announced an extra $11 million this week for its fog… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Commercial helicopter pilots who risked their own lives in the aftermath of the Whakaari White Island explosion were officially recognised yesterday receiving New Zealand Bravery awards for their… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.The Wellington high school student awarded a $25,000 education scholarship hopes to improve the broken mental health system which failed his father. Johnny Bentley-Cribb was just 11 years old when his… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.Time now to find out what's happening round the regions. And today we're off to Greymouth. Local Democray Reporter Brendon McMahon told Perlina Lau about big upheavals going on in the West Coast… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.To Europe now - our correspondent in Germany is Nita Blake-Persen. Audio

5:06 AM.Let's begin this morning's programme in the UK with our correspondent Ellie Jay. Audio

5:51 AM.Joining us now is Green Party co-leader James Shaw. Audio

5:45 AM.Things are looking up for Air New Zealand. Safety website AirlineRatings.com has annouced the national carrier as its Airline of the Year. But that's not all... Air New Zealand also received the award… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Wairoa's mayor Craig Little has launched a petition in the hope that one of his town's most vulnerable citizens is returned home. 69 Year old Gavin Jones is intellectually disabled and has been forced… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.This week on TradeMe a wonderful story of a photo raising money for the man who is the subject of the picture. And a picture perfect Parua property But first, TradeMe's Millie Silvester tells producer… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.To the Middle East now - Nathan Rarere was joined from Doha by our correspondent Alex Baird. Audio

5:11 AM.Our correspondent Kalafi Moala is with us from Tonga. Audio

5:06 AM.We begin with the latest from our Australian cousins, joining Nathan Rarere from Brisbane is our ole mate Pam Corkery. Audio

5:43 AM.National has withdrawn its support from the bi-partisan housing agreement it helped draw up with Labour, instead opting to come up with its own policy. Instead of three-storey buildings, National… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan has secured a third term as president. He has already ruled the country for two decades, as both Prime Minister and President. Speaking to supporters after winning about… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Time now for Local Democracy Reporting part of the programme and joining Nathan Rarere is Diane McCarthy from Whakatane Audio