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5:10 AM.To give us the latest news on what's happening over in Oz, Nathan Rarere is joined by our correspondent Pam Corkery. Audio

5:53 AM.Let's go now to Japan where overnight New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has made history as the first openly trans-person to compete in the Olympics.. She failed her first lift at 120 kilos. On… Read more Audio

5:42 AM.The latest Newshub-Reid Research political poll shows support for the Labour Party has slumped while the ACT Party - and its leader - are growing in popularity. It has Labour down 9.7 points to 43 per… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.It was a strong start at the canoeing for the Kiwi Olymic team. Lisa Carrington stormed through to the semifinals of the K1 200ms and the K2 500, along with team mate Caitlin Regal. As Caitlin… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.It's a big day at the Olympics for Kiwi watersports Lisa Carrington could become our most successful Olympic athlete EVER as she goes for two golds. The K200, a 200 meter solo dash, and the K2 500, a… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.On the eve of his fifth and final Olympic games, two-time middle distance medallist Nick Willis is reflecting on where it all began. Tokyo will be the Games swansong for the 38-year-old, who has added… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.This week on TradeMe, a central Auckland icon and a former Air New Zealand plane - but first, producer Jeremy Parkinson asked Millie Silvester about TradeMe's Kindness Store which is back raising… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.We begin this morning in the UK where new rules for fully jabbed US and EU arrivals begin. And some interesting incentives to encourage the UK youth into getting the Covid-19 vaccination. Joining… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.New Zealand's wonderful Olympic weekend continued with success inside the track and field stadium in Tokyo when champion shotputter Dame Valerie Adams added a bronze medal to her collection. Adams… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.As eight New Zealand women rowers powered into Silver medal position in Tokyo, it was a man who sat at the front of the boat. Caleb Shepherd became the first man to win an Olympics medal for a women's… Read more Audio

5:38 AM.Dylan Schmidt's stunning Bronze Medal on the Trampoline in Tokyo caps off a tireless journey that began as a five-year-old on the family's trampoline in Te Anau. Nathan Rarere caught up with Dylan… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.With us is our Minister of Fruit and Vege - Glenn Forsyth - after a frantic four days spreading the gospel of Fruit and Veg on the frontlines at the foodshow. Audio

5:16 AM.More than 15-and-a-half thousand people received their first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine at the country's first mass vaccination event over the weekend. 135 staff were involved with the… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.She's already a two-time Olympic champion after winning Gold in London and Rio, and today in Tokyo Lisa Carrington launches her bid to win four medals at a single Olympiad. Carrington begins her quest… Read more Audio

5:07 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from Tokyo - where cases of covid-19 are once again rising, is our correspondent John Matthews. Audio

5:56 AM.From the Sea Forest Waterway to the Enoshima Yacht Harbour where over the weekend our sailors have high hopes for more gold. There have been a few hiccups along the way.. weather delays, poor starts… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.We've got one gold in the bag already.. could there be more on the way today? All eyes will be on the rowing course in Tokyo as the New Zealand mens and womens eights go for gold this afternoon… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.NZ made television comedy Wellington Paranormal has topped the most popular new streaming shows in the United States according to Just Watch. Just Watch is the equivalent of the TV Guide for streaming… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.New technology has been employed to put together an Olympics for seniors in New Zealand and Australia. Ryman Healthcare is bringing together 12,500 residents across 42 villages to compete in the… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.It's Friday, so it's time now for our Ambassador for Apples, the Crown Prince of Cabbage, the Baron of the Brussels Sprout, the Rangatira of Rhurarb, the Pope Peckham Pears, the Marquis of the Marrow… Read more Audio

5:13 AM.To the US now where the Centres for Disease Control have reissued mask wearing guidelines and that advice includes people who are fully vaccinated. Joining us from New York is our correspondent Bevan… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from Japan is our correspondent John Matthews. Audio

5:51 AM.New Zealand has been denied its first gold medal of the Olympics ... but few would begrudge the Fijian sevens team's victory after their incredible performance last night, and at a time when their… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.Negotiations are underway between the Government and the Australian and New Zealand rugby unions over the logistics of the upcoming Bledisloe Cup and end of year Northern hemisphere tour. The… Read more Audio