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5:22 AM.Travel and insurance agents are sending a warning to book overseas travel for 2022 at your peril with the Omicron variant on the scene and travel insurance unlikely to provide cover for any extended… Read more Audio

5:14 AM.Well back in March, we brought you story of, Matt Fenn who completed the momentous feat of running 654km in less than a week for suicide awareness, 1 kilometre to represent every kiwi who died by… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.We head to Brisbane and to our correspondent Pam Corkery... Audio

5:53 AM.It's D-day for the National Party as MPs enter talks to determine who will be the new leader of the Opposition. Chris Luxon and Simon Bridges are seen as the frontrunners in what's been a very chaotic… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.Martinborough in Wairarapa is one of the areas that will start off in Orange. Ariel Codde is one of the organisers of 'Toast Martinborough' the day festival has been running on the third Sunday of… Read more Audio

5:38 AM.Auckland, Northland ,Taupo, Rotorua Lakes, Kawerau, Whakatane, Opotiki, Gisborne, Wairoa, Rangitikei, Whanganui and Ruapehu districts will be in the red setting when the new Covid traffic light… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.This week on TradeMe's interesting auctions - TradeMe's annual Christmas survey is out. Built by concrete barron Josiah Firth in the 1860s before becoming an orphange, this 14 bedroom property in the… Read more Audio

5:07 AM.To the UK now, Nathan Rarere caught up with all the latest from London with our correspondent Hope Bolger. Audio

5:51 AM.If you had your second shot of the Covid-19 vaccine more than six months ago you'll be able to get a third booster shot from today. New Zealand's vaccine rollout began in February this year, so… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.Cast your minds back a few months.. say 104 days .. to August 17- the day we found out a Devonport man had tested positive for Covid-19 and the country was going into Level four lockdown.. The… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.It's Monday morning and time for our twice-weekly catch up with The Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth.. Audio

5:15 AM.The World Health Organisation says the Omicron variant has a large number of mutations, and early evidence suggests a possible increased risk of reinfection. New Zealand banned travel from nine… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.To Europe we go - we're joined our correspondent in Germany by Alex Baird. Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this morning in Canada, Nathan Rarere spoke with our correspondent Laura McQuillan. Audio

5:51 AM.National's hangover could continue for some time with the party in disarray after yesterday's ousting of Judith Collins as leader. Collins was dumped after just 499 days as leader at a three hour… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.Auckland's housing market continues to soar despite the city spending more than 100 days in lockdown. Homes are being snapped up sight unseen by kiwis desperate to return home and there is huge demand… Read more Audio

5:26 AM.We off to the markets now - Nathan Rarere was joined by our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the Week - Blackberries Audio

5:17 AM.In exciting entertainment news, a New Zealand TV series set eight years after an unexplained virus has wiped out the world's men and boys, has been picked up in the US and will stream exclusively on… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.In our weekly chat with our Asia correspondent Chris Gilbert, we discussed the complaints already coming in about the new supposedly eased-quarantine measures for business travellers. Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this morning in the United States - Nathan Rarere was joined from from Te Aporo NUI - THE BIG APPLE, by our good friend and correspondent Bevan Hurley. Audio

5:53 AM.Auckland hairdressers and barbers can at long last re-open today - 99 days after the city went into lockdown. They'll also be the first businesses in the country to trial the new Covid-19 vaccination… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.Vaccinated New Zealanders arriving into the country from overseas year will longer no be required to go through MIQ and instead can isolate at home from early next year. Covid-19 response Minister… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.Supermarket giant Foodstuffs says it wants to make rapid antigen tests available to staff across its stores, after it participated in a successful trial of the Covid-19 tests. While they're not as… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.Middlemore Hospital is carrying a lot of Auckland's covid-19 weight at the moment, but it seems that the global pandemic isn't the only issue the Counties Manukau DHB is dealing with.. Joining Nathan… Read more Audio

5:09 AM.We head to Europe now, joining Nathan Rarere from the very top of the planet is our correspondent in Sweden Anita Purcell-Sjölund Audio