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5:06 AM.We begin this morning in the city that gave usMan Un The Rovers return and Noel Gallagher - well Manchester, this is where our correspondent Ed O'Driscoll is this morning. Audio

5:52 AM.Inflation has hit its highest level in three decades, driven by the cost of fuel, food, and housing. The consumer price index, which was revealed yesterday, rose 1.8 percent in the three months ended… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.The winners of the Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Awards were announced last night. The awards were launched back in 1997 to give artists a platform to celebrate the iconic material through art and… Read more Audio

5:38 AM.A West Coast shop owner found a flood of water when she arrived at work yesterday and now faces a very big cleanup. Sue Roper, who owns the Pink Possum Quilt Shop on the state highway between between… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.It's that time of week again - Friday and time to talk fresh produce with our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth... Fruit of the Week: NZ Avocados Audio

5:12 AM.To Africa we head where troops have been deployed in areas of South Africa hit by deadly floods a week ago. Joining Nathan Rarere from Ghana is our correspondent Nabil Ahmed. Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this morning in the USA, where President Joe Biden has announced another package of military, financial and humanitarian support for Ukraine. The President says heavy artillery, ammunition… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.We'll get a good idea of how much the cost of living has actually gone up by later today when the much-anticipated consumer price index for the March quarter is released. It will come as no surprise… Read more Audio

5:38 AM.After reading about an elderly man who was skipping lunch because he couldn't afford it, North Canterbury woman Julie Lamplugh felt she just had to do something. She came up with a simple idea but one… Read more Audio

5:27 AM.It's Thursday so we're going to be looking around the Motu and chatting with our Local democracy reporters, and this morning we're talking to Brendon McMahon from the Greymouth Star. Audio

5:16 AM.Forty years ago this month, Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands. The South Atlantic archipelago has been British territory since 1833 but Argentina has never stopped staking their claim to the… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.To Europe now, where the Russian deadline for people to leave the beseiged city of Mariupol has passed. For more on this and other stories out of Europe, Nathan Rarere was joined from Sweden by our… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.A quarter of homes in Auckland's 'special character areas' could be rezoned for intensification - meaning apartments and townhouses popping up near urban centres to help with the city's housing… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.An employment advocate says she's been inundated with inquiries from employers and staff who are at loggerheads over mask wearing rules. At the orange Covid traffic light setting masks are no longer… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.A leading academic says it's likely that money from Russian oligarchs is still circulating in New Zealand, despite the sanctions on Vladimir Putin's regime. It comes as the government tries to… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.On this week's TradeMe roundup, Ruby Topzand and producer Jeremy Parkinson talk electric cars and Jetpacks. But first they discussed an art auction raising money for European children's charity "A… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.To the US now, where mask mandates are out, but testicle tanning is in.. For more on those topics Nathan Rarere is joined by our roving reporter Alex Baird who is in California. Audio

5:09 AM.To Australia now where they're heading into a Federal election - and one of the big issues is regional security.. Joining Nathan Rarere from Brisbane is our correspondent Pam Corkery. Audio

5:49 AM.Each week we get to catch up with the deputy leaders of both the National and Labour Parties, and this morning it's the turn of National's second-in command, Nicola Willis. Inflation is a huge problem… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.The Easter Weekend was brought to a close by thunderstorms and buckets of rain yesterday, particularly around the top of the North Island. The severe weather caused some long trips home for those who… Read more Audio

5:27 AM.To the Monday markets - on a Tuesday - Nathan Rarere was joined by our Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:20 AM.Each week we get to catch up with the journalists from the Local Democracy Reporting Programme, and this morning we're in Whakatane where Diane McCarthy has been looking at the closure of a major… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.To Japan now where the already declining population has just seen its biggest drop on record, Nathan Rarere thought it might mean there is a shortage of Oysters and Barry White music but was wrong… Read more Audio