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5:09 AM.Melbourne continues to put out covid-19 fires with at least 3 more community cases in the last 48 hours. The city is still in lockdown and it's possible the initial week long lockdown, which was… Read more Audio

5:51 AM.As we do every week, Nathan Rarere caught up with the Deputy Leader of the National Party Shane Reti. This time they spoke about cycling over Auckland's harbour, tax for big corporates, and Nathan… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.It's feared that the plague of mice which is eating its way across rural New South Wales could swarm the country's towns and cities next. Entire farms and homes have been overrun by billions of… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.We'd all love to be "off-grid" - you could be motivated by thinking solar or wind is better for the envorniment OR maybe the most appealing thing is not having a power bill. Dream no more - you too… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.Hinewehi Mohi has been made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to Maori, music and television. She is one of the 170 recipients recognised in yesterday's Queen's… Read more Audio

5:07 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from Sweden is our Europe correspondent Anita Purcell Sjölund. Audio

5:51 AM.The Insurance and Financial Services Ombudsman is warning hopeful bubble travellers to be prepared to take risks. Karen Stevens says the independent service received 230 mostly travel-related… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Joining Nathan for a look at all the news from off the planet is our regular space correspondent SPACE JAMES.. James Parr from the Open Space Agency. Audio

5:25 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere for all the mid-year fresh produce news is our Minister of Fruit and Veges, Glenn Forsyth - update on produce affected by floods in Canterbury. Read more Audio

5:15 AM.Did you know that until the end of the month if you have a community services card or gold card and live in Auckland you can get up to 10 cats desexed and microchipped for free? The SPCA is running… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.We start in the Middle East where Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving leader, is on the verge of losing power as his opponents strike a deal that would see him replaced by ultranationalist… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.The clean up is well underway throughout Canterbury after last weekend's epic rainfall and subsequent flooding. Nathan Rarere spoke with the Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson and started by asking… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.To the United States now where President Joe Biden has gone out of his way to address the growing threat of what's being called the Republican Party's "war on voting rights". The President was… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Truck drivers in Canterbury are facing massive delays because of a bridge damaged in the floods, forcing them to take a big detour inland in order to travel south of Ashburton. The Hakatere Bridge… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.Time for some regional news from one of the reporters from the Local Democracy Programme. This morning we go to the heart of the Canterbury flooding with LDR Ashburton journalist Adam Burns. Audio

5:49 AM.Nathan Rarere spoke with Federated Farmers vice president for mid Canterbury David Acland. Audio

5:43 AM.Large parts of Canterbury remain cut off from the rest of the country this morning after raging flood waters tore up highways, left bridges at risk of toppling, and tossed tonnes of debris onto roads… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.The government has unlocked half-a-million dollars to support farmers devastated by the Canterbury floods. Farmers have reported losing the feed they need to feed their stock over the winter, milk… Read more Audio

5:18 AM.Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Government looks set to be replaced as opposition party's work towards a coalition to form a government. Israel has gone to the polls four times… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.Let's go now to our Australian correspondent Pam Corkery who's actually with us here live in our Auckland studio this morning. And whilst some have been questioning the pace of our own vaccine… Read more Audio

5:54 AM.And to tell us if the good people of Canterbury will indeed be enjoying a bit of sunshine is Metservice meteorologist Lisa Murray. Audio

5:51 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from Ashburton is our reporter Ella Stewart. Audio