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5:14 AM.Nathan Rarere caught up with our correspondent in Tokyo, Chris Gilbert and started by asking how he and the athletes will be coping in that intense heat. Audio

5:10 AM.The Black Ferns Rugby Sevens team are set to play their first Olympic pool game tomorrow in their bid to go one better than their Silver Medal in Rio Overnight, the mens's All Black Sevens team won… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.We begin again this morning in Australia where the chances of the trans-tasman bubble re-opening in seven or so weeks looks highly unlikely after New South Wales recorded 170 new infections yesterday… Read more Audio

5:54 AM.Let's return now to Tokyo where our 25 year swimming medal drought could be coming to an end as our young swimmers are showing a lot of promise in Tokyo. Late last night Dunedin schoolgirl Erika… Read more Audio

5:49 AM.An Australian couple who travelled to New Zealand for a skiing holiday have ended up in MIQ for two weeks in a Christchurch hotel, all because they couldn't produce a negative Covid-19 test on… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.National's deputy leader Dr Shane Reti says the Government is doing the right thing by repatriating an alleged terrorist. Dr Reti says bringing the woman and her children to New Zealand is the best… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.An alleged terrorist will likely face years of rehabilitation and strict controls when she is repatriated to New Zealand with her two young children. Suhayra (sah-high-rah) Aden (aye-din) is currently… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.In the wonderful world of Trade Me this week, something for the James Bond's amongst us - and a special signed Jersey being auctioned off for charity, But first, Trade Me's Sarah O'Leary told our… Read more Audio

5:14 AM.One of New Zealand's brightest hopes for gold at the Tokyo Olympics get their campaign underway today. As well as being the defending Gold Medalists in the 49 class , sailors Peter Burling and Blair… Read more Audio

5:09 AM.To the UK now where thousands of anti-lockdown and anti-vaccine protesters gathered for a "Worldwide rally for freedom" just a week after retrictions were lifted in England. Meanwhile flash flooding… Read more Audio

5:51 AM.We cross to Fiji now where political figures brought in for police questioning, apparently over an obscure land bill. Joining us now is our Fiji correspondent Lice Movono. Audio

5:45 AM.New Zealanders have until Friday to return from Australia on a managed flight home. Returnees will not have to quarantine, other than those coming from NSW who must enter MIQ, while travellers from… Read more Audio

5:31 AM.New Zealand swimmer Lewis Clareburt faded over the last 25 meters to finish seventh in the men's 400m individual medley final in Tokyo yesterday, despite being at the head of the pack for much of the… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere now from the fresh produce markets is our Minister of Fruit and Vegetables Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:15 AM.The small communities of Te Araroa and Wharekahika in Te Tairawhiti are now almost fully vaccinated against Covid-19. The rollout in these isolated areas is ahead of the average achieved by the rest… Read more Audio

5:07 AM.anti-lockdown protesters clashed with police in massive demonstrations in Sydney over the weekend, I'm joined by our correspondent Pam Corkery. Audio

5:51 AM.Cases of Covid-19 in Australia are rising, yesterday New South Wales recorded 124 new cases , Victoria 26 new cases and Queensland has announced it is closing its borders. Professor Nancy Baxter is… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.You might not think of Antarctica as a thriving marketplace, but it's dotted with research stations, including our own Scott Base, and the United States one nearby at McMurdo Station. RNZ Data… Read more Audio

5:41 AM.News from the United States - Covid's third wave, wildfires causing a haze in New York, and self driving cares testing in NYC. Audio

5:28 AM.Time for our weekly catch up with the animals of New Zealand. This week our reporter Ella Stewart spoke with the Wellington Zoo 'General Manager of Animal Care' Daniel Warsaw about a baby little blue… Read more Audio

5:21 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from the fresh produce markets is our Minister of Fruit and Vegetables Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:15 AM.Young swim star Lewis Clareburt will attempt to break a 25-year medal drought for New Zealand in the Olympic pool this weekend. The 22-year-old bronze medallist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and 2019… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.The British and Irish Lions kick off their covid effected Test Series against the World Champion Springboks in Cape Town with kick off at 4am Sunday NZ time. Kiwi Warren Gatland is in charge of the… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.Japan are gearing up for the opening ceremony of the Olympic games tonight at 10pm New Zealand time . This comes as Tokyo continues to experience a surge in positive Covid-19 cases with the BBC… Read more Audio

5:54 AM.We turn our attention now to the country's Covid-19 vaccine rollout. More than 1.5 million doses of the Pfizer have now been given in New Zealand. Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said New… Read more Audio