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5:36 AM.As the adrenaline wears off - survivors of the Loafers Lodge Fire Tragedy say they're just starting to feel the full weight of their experience At the Newton Community Centre - a team of trauma… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.Back home as things get tougher economically - there's one profession that's probably not going to be short of work - debt collecting.

Mark Francis is the general manager of Debt managers - he's been… Read more Audio

5:20 AM.Time to catch up with all the local news from the Top of the South now with LDR journalist Max Frethey. Nathan Rarere asked him about changes to the regional bus network. Audio

5:12 AM.It's time to touch down in Sweden - correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund joined Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:08 AM.To Africa now - with Nathan Rarere from Ghana is Nabil Ahmed. Audio

5:05 AM.Let's go straight to the USA where the Duke and Duchess of Sussex say they've been involved in an incident on the streets of New York City - Newshub's North America correspondent Mitch McCann is with… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.Now we're going to hear from James Shaw - co-leader of the Green Party. First of all we just wanted to take a moment to reflect on the hostel tragedy in Wellington - in a small country everyone gets… Read more Audio

5:49 AM.We go now to Leonard Powell who's outside the Lodge that used to be home to around 100 people. Audio

5:41 AM.The building that housed these people's charred homes - sits in a wider community Newtown Union Health Service is a five-minute walk from Loafer's Lodge. Practice Manager Fiona Osten says more than 30… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.On Wednesday police and fire fighters are entering the ravaged Loafers Lodge hostel in Wellington today to start recovering at least six bodies and confirm the number of people who have died. On… Read more Audio

5:31 AM.70 per cent of women aged between 45 and 55 suffer significant symptoms from menopause. It goes way beyond hot flushes - there are mood swings, night sweats, aching muscles, sleep problems, anxiety… Read more Audio

5:17 AM.With us now from Doha is our correspondent Alex Baird. Audio

5:12 AM.We head to the Pacific now - joining Nathan Rarere from Tonga is our correspondent Kalafi Moala. Audio

5:47 AM.With just under five months left until the October elections - and there's some fresh political polls to ponder. A Newshub-Reid Research poll shows Labour neck and neck with National, around 35 per… Read more Audio

5:38 AM.With Year 9 teachers set to strike across the country today we've fielded some frustrated text messages from some of you - wondering what they're complaining about. Our reporter Leonard Powell went… Read more Audio

5:26 AM.Just where a comedian comes up with their best lines is a trade secret BUT it's information that Nathan Rarere managed to extract from Rhys Mathewson - First Up's featured act from the comedy… Read more Audio

5:17 AM.Time now to head to Japan with our correspondent Chris Gilbert. He told me what's on the agenda for the upcoming G7 summit. Audio

5:09 AM.To the United Kingdom now, where both Ukraine's President and our correspondent Ellie Jay are. Audio

5:06 AM.We begin in Wellington, where a number of people are unaccounted for after an overnight fire. Morning Report producer Denise Garland was on the scene and Nathan Rarere talked to her just prior to… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.It's the highlight of Europe's pop calendar - the Eurovision song contest wrapped a week of kitsch and glamour in the non-European city of Liverpool.. It was Ukraine's turn to host the annual… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.So what do you do if your on a yacht in big seas miles off Brazil and your mast breaks? If you name is Georgia Schofield you don't panic. You dont jump in the lifeboat - No -you film it ! This young… Read more Audio

5:21 AM.We're halfway through the month of May - joining Nathan Rarere from the autumn markets is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth. Leel and Potato Soup 2 leeks - decent size, sliced including… Read more Audio

5:13 AM.To Europe now, our correspondent in Sweden is Anita Purcell-Sjölund. Audio