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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

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