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5:17 AM.Over the past few weeks, we've been asking our listeners how they've been handling lockdown - but we sometimes forget not all of you are in Aotearoa. Radne Ardern is one of those listening many miles… Read more Audio

5:13 AM.Covid has once again put a dampener on Tongan Language Week celeberations, with most of our Tongan population in locked down-Tamaki Makaurau. However in quintessential Mate Ma'a Tonga fashion, the… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.Nathan Rarere spoke from Sweden with our Europe correspondent Dr Anita Purcell-Sjölund. Audio

5:53 AM.An Auckland councillor says footpaths and carparks should be utilised for outdoor dining during lockdowns. And Richard Hills says that with signs pointing to some form of level 2 for some time yet, we… Read more Audio

5:51 AM.As you've just heard in Ella's package, shops cafes, bars and museums throughout the country (not you Auckland) can open back up again with strict distancing and mask wearing rules. Darren Axe is the… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.As of 11.59pm last night, everywhere except Auckland moved to what the Prime Minister is calling Delta Level 2. Protocals in Delta Level 2 look a bit different from the Alert Level 2 of old. Our… Read more Audio

5:38 AM.Twenty-nine staff at Middlemore Hospital have been stood down and told to isolate for 14 days after a patient complaining of abdominal pain tested positive for Covid-19. Four wards at the hospital… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.Road hauliers say they still don't have clarity about a new requirement that they be tested every week if they travel through Auckland, fearing it could result in costly delays. The government… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.Abba released a couple of new songs this week and quite frankly, not one of them was a Dancing Queen .. not even a Put On Your White Sombrero But we have enlisted the help of Podcast Guru, and friend… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.First Up producer Ellie Jay swears that Night at the Museum is a cinematic masterpiece, but what was happening inside 'our' museums at night when they were shut due to Covid? Courtney Johnston is Tumu… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.With the Olympics and Paralympics done, Tokyo is left with soaring Covid-19 cases and a government in strife. Nathan Rarere asked our correspondent in Japan, Chris Gilbert, what it's like in the city… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.Let's begin in Australia where Prime Minister Scott Morrison is under-fire for a bubble breaking Father's day flight to see his kids in Sydney. Nathan Rarere spoke with our Australian correspondent… Read more Audio

5:54 AM.What will the move to Alert Level 2 for all of New Zealand except Auckland mean for air travel? Joining us is Air New Zealand's chief customer and sales officer Leanne Geraghty. Audio

5:46 AM.Nathan Rarere asked the Deputy Leader of the National Party, Shane Reti, whether he thinks the change of alert levels is the right move. Audio

5:37 AM.Under alert level four flower growers haven't able to sell or distribute their goods. This means months of work and beautiful flowers are going straight into the bin. And as level four lockdown… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.Life under "Delta Alert Level 2" won't be quite the same as the Level 2 we've known previously, with face coverings required at most public venues. Indoor hospitality venues will have a limit of 50… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.This week on TradeMe, the team have thrown together a list of the most interesting auctions on site - from an Old BNZ building in the deep south, to something a little newer made from shipping… Read more Audio

5:14 AM.Businesses across New Zealand will be breathing a sigh of relief that they can get back to trading under level 2 restrictions . Nathan Rarere caught up with owner of the Speights Ale House in Dunedin… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.To the UK now where the government is proposing a rise in the cost of national insurance contributions to fund their social welfare system. Nathan Rarere spoke to our correspondent in London Hope… Read more Audio

5:53 AM.The man shot dead by police after stabbing random members of the public at a West Auckland supermarket was a well-known ISIS sympathiser who'd done extensive research on killing non-Muslims. He was of… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.While Auckland remains in Alert level four, takeways are still off the table. But if you are craving something a bit special there are some things you can order that might make your day a bit… Read more Audio

5:39 AM.Now we're hearing from a man who is no stranger to a bit of isolation. Richard Walle is a ranger on Hauturu-o-Toi, Little Barrier Island, where he's been stationed for ten years. His biggest concerns… Read more Audio

5:26 AM.Joining Nathan from the winter markets in his t-shirt and stubbies is our Minister of Fruit and Veges, Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:18 AM.In June, a news director for the Sunday Star-Times, Kelly Dennett, was thrown into a 5-month training programme with 3 Warriors fans - with experts from the Warriors giving fitness and nutrition… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.To the Cook Islands now, where the few lingering tourists are making their way back to locked-down New Zealand, With any future travel bubble appearing a long way off businesses now have to go back… Read more Audio