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5:54 AM.A painting considered to be one of the finest by revered New Zealand artist Charles Goldie fetched $1.8m at an art auction in Auckland last night. The painting of chief Kamariera Te Hau-Takiri… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.An infectious diseases expert across the Tasman says Australia's Covid rules are unclear as it faces a new wave of Omicron. Most Covid restrictions there have been lifted nationally and while some… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.We're now into the sixth week of Russia's war in Ukraine where evidence of attrocities committed by the Russian military continues to emerge. As Russian forces pulled back from their positions around… Read more Audio

5:26 AM.This week on TradeMe - while new electric cars might still be out of reach for most, the second hand market for EVs is charging. Producer Jeremy Parkinson talks to Ruby Topzand from TradeMe about the… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.In the United States, the military has revealed they have tested a hyper-sonic missile - but kept it to themselves for fear of rising tensions in Europe. Joining Nathan Rarere from California is our… Read more Audio

5:09 AM.In Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison is being accused of using racial slurs in a bid to demean a Lebanese opponent and an Ozzie icon is being celebrated in the United States.. Joining Nathan… Read more Audio

5:49 AM.And as you'll no doubt have heard, New Zealand will remain at the at the red traffic light setting for at least another nine days due to the stubbornly high number of Covid cases we're seeing in the… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Unlike most suburbs, Te Atatu has its own weather guy - he is Philip Duncan and he talk cyclones, fires and warm weather with Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:27 AM.We head up to Northland now where it sounds like people are in for an unwelcomed rates rise ... first because of the closer of the Marsden Point oil refinery, and also the Three Waters Reforms. Susan… Read more Audio

5:18 AM.Horrifying reports continue to emerge from Ukraine of the bodies of civilians lining the streets of towns surrounding Kyiv, some of them apparently executed by Russian forces A few weeks ago we spoke… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.In Japan, the foreign minister is making headlines for his trip to Poland to discuss refugees. We discussed this with our correspondent Chris Gilbert in Tokyo, along with an update on the "flower… Read more Audio

5:51 AM.For the past 16 years, fans of New Zealand cricket could feel safe in the knowledge that as long as Ross Taylor was still at the crease we were in with a shot. He's scored more runs for New Zealand… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.Vaccination mandates will be removed for all but Health, Corrections and Border workers from midnight tonight and an employment law advocate says she's never been busier Today is also the last day… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.It's time for our Monday visit to the fresh produce markets - joining Nathan Rarere is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth.. Autumn fruit in abundance includes gold kiwifruit and two… Read more Audio

5:17 AM.Last week we were told of the Imran Khan's date with a vote of no confidence - the Pakistani Prime Minister's time in office looked like it might be coming to an end.. For the latest on this story… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.To the West Coast of the United States we go - where another mass shooting has taken place in the city of Sacramento. Nathan Rarere caught up with our roving reporter Alex Baird. Audio

5:53 AM.Last week Nathan Rarere talked with Dr Olga Dubnytska - a Ukranian-born doctor in Palmerston North whose brother Paul is an ambulance driver in Kyiv. His old ambulance wasn't prepared for the Russian… Read more Audio

5:49 AM.The 'HeadFit Awards' is a national workplace mental health awards programme aimed at celebrating businesses of all sizes in Aotearoa that are putting in the work when it comes to employees' mental… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.After 32 years keeping Aucklanders clothed in denim, Newmarket's famous Route 66 store has closed. We wanted to catch up with store owner Todd Male, who's been a regular commentator on retail stories… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.It's fresh produce time - with Nathan Rarere was joined by our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Fosyth. Fruit of the Week: Pineapple Audio

5:15 AM.A cheeky ad campaign has been launched by the Government of Wales and a Welsh distillery.. It's called 'Wales - New Zealand of the North' and it takes aim - with tongue firmly in cheek - at our 100%… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.Turning to Africa now, where a number of school children have been killed in the capsize of a boat in Nigeria, Nathan Rarere was joined from the Congo by our correspondent Chris Ocamringa in Kinshasa.

5:55 AM.The long-awaited Transmission Gully motorway is due to open to the public today. An idea that was first floated in 1919, the $1.25 billion project has been riddled with delays over the years under… Read more Audio