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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

5:35 AM.Hopes are high of continued success for our Olympic rowing teams over the next few days, after the Women's Double Sculls crew of Brooke Donoghue and Hannah Osbourne set the tone by winning Silver… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.Community pressure has pushed health authorities to extend Covid wastewater testing across Taranaki. Testing of sewerage in New Plymouth last week found traces of Covid-19, sparking a hunt for a… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.After six heats in Wellington the first semi-final of The Raw Comedy Fest will take place tonight at Wellington's San Fran. The competition is country-wide and will see new comedians go head-to-head… Read more Audio

5:09 AM.To Europe, where devastating wildfires have scorched parts of Italy, Greece and Spain. The fires, fuelled by sizzling temperatures, come after Northern Europe suffered severe flooding that left more… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.She had the weight of the world on her shoulders but it wasn't enough for Luuka Jones who bowed out of the K1 women's canoe slalom in Tokyo last night finishing in sixth place. Luuka learned all her… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.A prominent South Auckland councillor says that the sluggish response to calls to get vaccinated in the country's first mass vaccination event starting this Friday, is down to people in "ivory towers"… Read more Audio

5:41 AM.The All Black Sevens will play Great Britain in the first semi-final of the Olympic Sevens in Tokyo after beating Canada 21-10 in last night's Quarter final Casting an expert eye on the match was… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.New Zealand loves a per capita rating however if there was a Gold Medal for Olympic medals per head of population, Bermuda would be at the top of the table. After being lapped in the triathlon in… Read more Audio

5:21 AM.It's the time of the week where we delve into the small businesses of Aotearoa and this week we're talking to Trina Hayes of 'Colour craft'. She says her business came out of a project she did with… Read more Audio