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5:41 AM.An Onehunga restaurant where diners pay what they can afford is helping more than just those with money troubles. Everybody Eats has become a community hub where people gather to celebrate their… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.If you have ever been to the Cook Islands and had a beer, theres a very good chance that Trader Jacks was the place where you enjoyed the famous hospitality of the Island nation. The bar and… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.Winter veges should be coming through in good supply post the first long weekend of winter... and to tell us more here's the Minister of Fruit and Veges, Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:10 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from London as she helps gather up bunting and dodging Monkey Pox is our correspondent Ellie Jay. Audio

5:53 AM.New Zealand Rugby yesterday signed a 200 million dollar deal with US private equity firm Silver Lake, giving it control of its revenue-generating assets. At a special general meeting yesterday the 26… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.A 26 year old sheep and beef farmer from Taumarunui won the STIHL World Timbersports trophy in Vienna over the weekend, defeating world champion Jason Lentz in the final in front of a crowd of 3500… Read more Audio

5:42 AM.The Pasifika Festival has been a looked forward to event that had to deal with cancellations these past few years. Organisers are putting on Taste of Pasifika, which will cram the best bits of the… Read more Video, Audio

5:24 AM.It's a loooooong weekend - and if you're eating fruit.. pineapple will be high on the list. Nathan Rarere was joined from the markets by our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:14 AM.To Africa we go - where Russia is on the hunt for friends and toe-selling is trending in Zimbabwe. Nathan Rarere asked our correspondent Nabil Ahmed, who's in Ghana about the US deploying troops to… Read more Audio

5:09 AM.To the USA - where Nathan Rarere is joined from New York by our correspondent Anna Burns-Francis. Audio

5:48 AM.And the Silver Lake deal was one of a number of topics Nathan Rarere discussed with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Sport Grant Robertson. He asked how significant is the decision NZ Rugby has… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.New Zealand Rugby will hold a special general meeting today to allow provincial unions to vote on the whether to proceed with a deal that will see the US equity firm Silver Lake take over a large… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.Perhaps the biggest story of last month's Australian elections wasn't the rise of Anthony Albanese's Labour or the decline of Scott Morrison's Liberal-National coalition, it was the dramatic ascent of… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.It's time for us to catch up with one of the reporters from the Local Democracy Reporting Programme. This morning we're in Rotorua with Felix Desmarais. Audio

5:16 AM.Security is one of the biggest issues facing a number of European nations in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine as Sweden and Finland apply for membership of NATO.. And this weekend, the people… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.We begin this morning in the United Kingdom, where nothing unites the nation quite like Her Majesty The Queen, who celebrates her 75th Jubilee this weekend - Nathan Rarere was joined from London by… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.As you've heard throughout the morning - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has met with President Joe Biden at the Whitehouse. With the Prime Minister in Washington is TVNZ's correspondent in North… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.Sir John Kirwan is about to embark on a journey across New Zealand in a 4 x 4 in order to raise funds and awareness about an issue close to his heart ... mental health. The All Blacks great will… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.New Zealand golfer Steve Alker won the Senior PGA Championship over the weekend in Michigan to become the first New Zealander to win a Senior Major Championship Before his dream run on the over 50's… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.We're are all tightening our belts as the cost of living rises - and many of us are looking to the second hand market to make those savings. First Up producer Jeremy Parkinson talked with TradeMe's… Read more Audio

5:14 AM.To the Middle East now, where Turkey is still the immovable object in the way of Sweden and Finland joining NATO - joining Nathan Rarere from Doha is Alex Baird. Audio

5:10 AM.In the United States - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has just addressed media at the White House after meeting President Joe Biden. She told waiting media she was greatly heartened by their… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.So we will begin across the Tasman, where Foreign Minister Penny Wong appears to have saved the day - and uber-conservative Peter Dutton steps up to lead the Liberal Party. Joining Nathan Rarere from… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.Nathan Rarere also discussed the new Supermarket rules with National Party deputy leader Nicola Willis. But first he asked what she made of last night's One News Colmar Brunton poll which has Labour… Read more Audio