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5:53 AM.New Zealands Indian communities have raised tens of thousands of dollars and obtained oxygen and other medical equipment to help with India's relief effort. Nathan Rarere spoke with the president of… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.Calls for repatriation flights from India are growing as kiwis stuck there become desperate and scared. In the past day India has recorded more than 403-thousand new cases and over 4-thousand deaths… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.The Tokyo Olympics are fast approaching ... it's 74 days to go until the games begin. In the lead up, we're talking to New Zealand's Olympic athletes as they prepare for the event they've prepared… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.And we head now to the fresh produce markets with our Minister of fresh fruit and veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:12 AM.An aviation expert believes new technology that detects disturbance in radio waves could find the final resting place of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Weak Signal Propagation or WSPR is employed in… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.Hutt Valley High students did their school work on the steps of parliament yesterday in the hope decision makers will replace their mould-riddled classrooms The school closed more than a dozen… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.Flights from New South Wales to New Zealand are now on pause after a person with no known links to the border tested positive for coronavirus. Covid-19 response Minister Chris Hipkins announced last… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere for a look at what's good in the fresh produce market this week is our minister of the fruit and veges, Mr Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:15 AM.There's a "Cool Mum" on the comedy scene in Christchurch - award winner Jo Ghastly presents what could be best described as a motivational seminar, engaging the audience in her parenting challenges… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.Transgender New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is all but guaranteed a spot at the Tokyo Olympics. International weightlifting has rejigged its qualifying criteria for the games because of… Read more Audio

5:49 AM.The Cricket Players Association hopes some of the New Zealand cricketers in Covid-19 ravaged India will be able to get out of the country on a charter flight within the next 24 hours. There are New… Read more Audio

5:42 AM.Plato once said "cheese is the greatest thing on the planet", and if he didn't he should have So to be crowned Champion Cheesemakers after only three years in the business is quite a phenomenal… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.A three year old boy who went missing was found alive just 3.5 kilometres away from his family home in Tologa Bay yesterday morning. Hundred of locals searched through the night and at 10.45am Axel… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.South Australia's RSPCA is working the SPCA here to track down a prolific puppy farmer who fled here late last year to avoid a court appearance. Animal breeder Dora Ryan was found guilty of 33 charges… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.We start in Europe this morning where France is threatening to cut off electricity to Jersey in the Channel Islands over a fishing dispute. And while that diplomatic row is escalating, another on the… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.Northlanders trying to get the Covid-19 vaccine have been spending hours on the phone as they try to book an appointment, others have been turned away when they've arrived at the vaccination centre… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.There is less than 80 days to go until the Olympic games and in the lead up we are speaking to as many Olympic athletes as possible to hear how they're preparing. Andrea Anacan initally picked up… Read more Audio

5:31 AM.Part of a massive rocket that launched China's first space station is spiralling out of control towards earth ... and yes, it does pass over New Zealand. Nathan Rarere caught up with the founder of… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Kids around New Zealand are heading back to school, but what happens if your kid catches head lice from a classmate and the Nit Notice comes home with them? Lice Diva is a new business based in… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.As a second wave of Covid-19 takes hold in many countries around the world, Sol3 Mio singer Pene Pati got jabbed in front of the cameras yesterday in a bid to encourage South Aucklanders to get… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere is our Australian commentator Pam Corkery, who now has the vaccine in her veins! Audio