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5:15 AM.An Australian virologist warns New Zealanders not to be so complacant as the Delta variant of Covid-19 sparks widespread outbreaks across the ditch and around the world. The highly transmissable… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.To Samoa now where the country is waiting to see whether outgoing Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi and key members of his government will be arrested for contempt of court after allegedly… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.Put June 24 in your diary for next year.. it will mark the first Matariki public holiday. The arrival of the star cluster also known as Pleides or Subaru marks the start of the Maori New Year The… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.Guy Heveldt speaks to Nathan Rarere for the last time before he goes to Japan for the olympic coverage. Wimbledon tennis court so slippery that multiple players are falling Serena Williams injures… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.Ski fields are starting to open around New Zealand and in the middle of Te ika a Maui, the ski fields of Whakapapa and Turoa are ready for business, Travis Donoghue, Chief Operating Officer of Ruapehu… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Our minister of fruit and vege, Glenn Forsyth joined Nathan Rarere for a look at the week in fresh produce. Audio

5:17 AM.A North Canterbury farm rescue's food bill is soaring with more mouths, snouts and beaks to feed this winter. A dozen geese and Marshmallow the pig are the latest additons to settle in at Canterbury… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.The Chathams islands could end up being the first place in the country to have a fully vaccinated population. Our producer Matthew Theunissen has spent much of the week there getting to know the… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.The Dukes of Cambridge and Sussex - Princes William and Harry, have unveiled a statue of their mother, Princess Diana on what would have been her 60th birthday. It was the first time the pair had… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.And joining Nathan Rarere from the Chatham islands is our producer Matthew "Te IKA NUI" Theunissen who is making history of his own because he was the only reporter brave enough to get on the plane in… Read more Audio

5:49 AM.Let's go back to the Chatham islands now where their vaccine rollout is set to begin this morning. We've woken up our producer Matthew Theunissen who is there.. But first let's hear from two of the… Read more Audio

5:41 AM.With cases continuing to rise in Australia and opposition claims that we might run out of Pfizer vaccines here in New Zealand, Nathan Rarere asked the Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson what the… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.And it's the time of the week when we catch up with our friends from the Local Democracy Reporting programme, who've been breaking stories up and down the country. Not least of them is LDR Northland… Read more Audio

5:27 AM.Let's return to the Chatham Islands.. We sent our producer Matthew Theunissen there on Tuesday night to follow today's vaccination rollout. We'll wake him up to hear more shortly but first here's… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.To Fiji now where they have recorded 312 more Covid-19 cases and four more covid related deaths. There are now 3306 active cases in isolation with 21 deaths reported since March 2020, 19 of which are… Read more Audio

5:17 AM.The first vials of the precious Covid 19 vaccine have arrived on the Chatham islands. Our First Up producer Matthew Theunissen was there yesterday as six community leaders rolled up their sleeves to… Read more Audio

5:55 AM.From the Chathams to Wellington where the weather was to have the worst impact overnight with the biggest swells expected to hit around 3am.. Our reporter Harry Lock is out and about in Wellington and… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.Chatham Island residents are set to get their Covid-19 vaccines from tomorrow. The remote group of islands lies about 800 kilometres east of Christchurch and is home to almost 700 people - 560 of whom… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.We're crossing to the US now where pundits are still waiting for the Southern District of New York to move on the Trump organisation.. Nathan Rarere was joined from Washington by our correspondent… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.Almost half of Australia will wake up in lockdown this morning- the other half will be able to travel to New Zealand from Monday after the Government announced it would lift the travel pause with… Read more Audio