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5:05 AM.We begin this morning in Europe, where tensions still high on the border between Poland and Belarus - for more on this and more of the stories making headlines on the earth's most northern continent… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.And joining Nathan Rarere as he has a few times these past few weeks is Sir Ian Taylor, who we believe is still self-isolating in Auckland after his trip to Los Angeles. Audio

5:47 AM.As of this morning, the 3.4 million New Zealanders who've been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will be able to apply for a vaccine pass. The long-awaited pass will soon be required to enter large… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.Throughout today, RNZ will look back on 100 years of radio broadcasting in New Zealand.. And on First Up - where a decent chunk of the team have done their time in commerical radio, we thought we'd… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.The Government will today reveal more details about how Auckland's border will be managed over summer. The border, which runs from Mercer in the south to Mangawhai Heads in the North, has been in… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.We head to Japan next where more than 90 per cent of the country's main cities are on the brink of reaching their vaccination targets. Nathan Rarere caught up with our correspondent in Tokyo, Chris… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.An Auckland Maori health provider is being run off its feet due to the number of Covid-19 patients and their contacts who are isolating at home. 50 people a day are currently testing positive at… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Booster shots of the Pfizer vaccine will be available in a fortnight for people who got their second dose more than six months ago. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made the announcement yesterday… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.The chair of a Tasman school board has resigned over the vaccine mandate because, he says, he refuses to call police if an unvaccinated member of the community walks through the school gates. Alistair… Read more Audio

5:31 AM.New Zealanders from all different areas of expertise are offering online zoom classes for school students whose teachers are in need of extra support as the school vaccine mandate comes into effect… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.It's fancy tech toys week as Jeremy Parkinson looks at the cool auctions on Trade Me. You can bid on a 3D printer with all the money raised going to Ronald McDonald House. And Beat the traffic… Read more Audio

5:14 AM.Schools across the country will find out today if staff members have been vaccinated against Covid-19, with the mandate coming into effect overnight. Only those who have received at least their first… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.To Austria now where the toughest restrictions in the world for the unvaccinated have come in to effect - and the Government is considering yet another full covid-19 lockdown.. For more on this… Read more Audio

5:07 AM.We begin this morning with a double hit from the other side of the world, we will talk with Catherine Walbridge in Austria soon where those who aren't vaccinated are facing some of the toughest… Read more Audio

6:14 AM.You know it's a World Cup cricket final if the Black Caps are playing, and it's to the T20 World Cup final we go now where New Zealand are playing Australia 172/4... Henry Moeran from the BBC has been… Read more Audio

5:51 AM.We're joined now by White Fern and great of New Zealand cricket, Suzie Bates. Audio

5:46 AM.Lockdowns and closed borders mean many of us have been spending time and money doing up the house, or cleaning the deck...but does this mean more injuries? Nearly 15,000 fewer people claimed ACC for… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.A Northland high school principal says that she's been accused of being 'complicit in mass genocide' by people opposed to getting vaccinated. From tomorrow anyone who works or volunteers in an… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.It's the middle of November - and it's getting HOT!!! And there's nothing hotter than our Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth! Audio

5:10 AM.This week is music therapy awareness week in Aotearoa, it started in 2016 as a way to introduce more New Zealanders to the benefits. Music therapy is the planned use of music to assist with the… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.To Fiji now where fully-vaccinated tourists will soon be allowed back into the country without going through quarantine - and they appear to be taking up the opportunity in their droves. Joining… Read more Audio

5:53 AM.From Sunday, travellers who enter New Zealand will only have to spend a week in MIQ Under the new regime, arrivals who are fully vaccinated will be tested on days 0, 3 and 6, before a day-9 test at… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.A Northland GP is fed up with the amount of time that she and her colleagues are having to spend dealing with the outrageous demands by people who don't want the Covid vaccine. Dr Melissa… Read more Audio