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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

5:31 AM.Wellington faced the brunt of the wild weather yesterday with a state of emergency declared for the south coast, and homes in Breaker Bay ordered to evacuate. Wellington Region Emergency Management… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Flight attendant Arlene Rayner started her business 'Fabric n stitch' last year when covid lockdowns meant she was out of work for months. She sells sewing craft kits for kids, teaching everything… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.It's that time of the month where we take a visit to space from the comfort of planet Earth. Nathan Rarere spoke with our regular space-corrie Space James - James Parr from the Open Space Agency who… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.Powerful waves, strong winds, and snow have hit much of the country, as a blast of Antarctic air rolls over Aotearoa. A large swell warning is still in place for Wellington's south coast, as residents… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.We begin this morning in Australia where people across three states are waking up in lockdown. Joining Nathan Rarere from a locked down Brisbane is our correspondent in Australia, Pam Corkery. Audio

5:51 AM.We will find out later today whether Wellington will stay in Level 2 beyond 11.59 tonight. Nathan Rarere asked National's Deputy Leader Dr Shane Reti if the Government could be doing more to help… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.It has been an anxious wait for staff at the Highwater Eatery in Wellington who have been isolating since the restaurant was named as a location of interest. They've had to close completely as 11 out… Read more Audio

5:38 AM.The wider Darwin region was put into a snap 48 hour lockdown after five Covid-19 cases were linked to a central Australian goldmine. Hundreds of FIFO workers have since left the Granites Gold Mine… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.He Makariri rawa i Aotearoa, it's very cold in New Zealand. Flights have been cancelled, ferries are halted and roads are closed. The MetService has forecast possible heavy snow and severe winds for… Read more Audio

5:27 AM.This week on TradeMe's cool auctions - an autographed jersey from the Super rugby champion Auckland Blues - and a crusty old house truck which you could get for a steal - 'as is where is' that is. But… Read more Audio

5:18 AM.The words 'Olympic debut' take on extra meaning for the latest couple of athletes confirmed for the New Zealand team for the upcoming Tokyo Games. Ella Williams and Billy Stairmand are not only making… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.To the US now where a New Jersey family, who used the Champlain towers in Miami as a vacation home have spoken for the first time about their miraculous escape. Albert Aguero's family bought the… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.To the UK now where the health secretary Matt Hancock has resigned for breaching Covid-19 social distancing guidance by kissing a colleague, And the defence secretary and six senior military… Read more Audio

5:55 AM.University of Otago epidemiologist Michael Baker talks with us about Covid lockdowns across Australia the extended level two lockdown in Wellington. Audio

5:50 AM.We head to the Cook Islands where people are anxiously waiting for news out of Wellington and what the city's Covid-19 scare could mean for the travel bubble with New Zealand. Joining us from… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.As Australia battles outbreaks of Covid across several different states, New South Wales is entering it's second full day of lockdown, The Head of the University of Melbourne's school of population… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.The New Zealand Taxi Federation says vaccinating drivers should be a priority as concerns rise that the Covid 19 Delta variant could spread here It's unknown how the Australian tourist travelled… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.This week's best buys in fresh produce with our Minister of Fruit and Veg Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:15 AM.The Wellington partial lockdown has been extended until at least midnight Tuesday - even though no cases of covid-19 have been detected in the region since the visit by a Covid-positive Australian… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.Tomatoes NZ and The Ministry for Primary Industries are working to identify a strain of disease discovered on tomato plants here. Pepino Mosaci Virus - which affects the yeild of plants and delays… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.Millions of Australians in New South Wales will wake up to their second day of lockdown this morning. The two-week lockdown is a result in the rapid rise of infections from the Bondi cluster, which… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.51 people are unaccounted for in an apartment building collapse in Florida.. Police say the 12 story residential block collapsed overnight, killing at least one person. Our correspondent in… Read more Audio