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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

5:50 AM.Shane Reti says he can't understand why primary care workers like GPs and pharmacists aren't the core of the government's vaccine rollout. That's one of the topics touched on with the National Party's… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.It's almost Cook Island bubble o'clock.. After an unprecedented 14 months, New Zealanders will finally be able to travel to Rarotonga without having to quarantine from May 17. Air New Zealand will fly… Read more Audio

5:17 AM.Back to India now, where the New Zealand High Commission in New Delhi has had to apologise to the Indian Government after tweeting a plea for an oxygen cylinder to help several locally hired staff… Read more Audio

5:13 AM.The Cook Islands travel bubble announcement yesterday has given a lifeline to an airline planned by businessesman Mike Pero. Pasifika Air had been due to fly between Rarotonga and Wellington and… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.Flights between New Zealand and Western Australia can resume despite the region's latest Covid-19 scare. An MIQ security guard in Perth contracted the virus and is believed to have been infectious in… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Today marks two weeks since the first quarantine-free flights between New Zealand and Australia. Tourism operators in both countries pinned hopes of an economic boost on the travel bubble, but how… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.Customs has fired nine border workers who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19. It says the move complies with public health regulations that came into force this month. Customs deputy chief… Read more Audio

5:21 AM.Anna Thomas took a look at what's good in the fresh produce market this week with our Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth. It's all about pumpkin and persimmons! Audio

5:12 AM.People aged over 65 or who have underlying health problems will start getting their Covid-19 vaccines this month. About a quarter of a million doses have been administered to New Zealanders so far… Read more Audio

5:07 AM.To Europe now where we join our correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund in Sweden where there are plans afoot for a Covid-19 passport so people can travel for the upcoming summer season. Audio