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5:50 AM.South Africa has halted its roll-out of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after a study showed "disappointing" results in protecting against the country's new Covid-19 variant. The mutant strain now… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.Air New Zealand is under fire for doing work for Saudi Arabia's navy despite that country's devastating war in Yemen. One News revealed last night that the national carrier's business unit, Gas… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.Auckland Council will need to find an estimated 10 to 12 million dollars to repair the city's art gallery. The category 1 historic building will need a number of specialist heritage repairs in the… Read more Audio

5:29 AM.Every day we get up early to come into the studio and, being nosy sorts, we like to know who else is Up and About at the same time as us. Open bright and early are florists, so you can pick up the… Read more Video, Audio

5:20 AM.It's Trademe Tuesday and this week - a mansion once owned by Sir Paul Holmes is going under the hammer; one Kiwi chancer is hoping to cash in on the Gamestop wave; and we'll hear about a Wellington… Read more Audio

5:13 AM.The speed of the boats in the America's Cup Challenger Selection Series is creating challenges for the umpiring team. The AC75s can reach speeds of 50 knots, equivalent to just under 100 kilometres… Read more Audio

5:07 AM.We cross to the United Kingdom now where we join our correspondent Alex Cadier who tells us about the lockdown, the South African variant is concerning and the Queen's wealth. Audio

5:54 AM.The Prime Minister has not been empty handed when she arrived at Waitangi this year - but will it be enough to address the inequities Maori have faced at the hands of the crown? The traditional… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.Each week we're having a look around the country at the people helping animals. This week we're in Wellington where a bumper kitten season means the SPCA is having to find new homes for a lot of cute… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.As of last night Auckland's Pride festival has offically kicked off! A sold out Gala at Q theatre's Rangatira space marked the start of the festival's largest ever programme with 203 events happening… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.School has started for 2021 and up and down the country, enrolments are up 30 percent for most But at Albany Primary School, North of Auckland central, enrolments for year one are just one third of… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.We cross to the States, from where sports broadcaster and former Wheel of Fortune contestant Dan Dibley joins Nathan Rarere, from 95.7 The Game in San Francisco. Audio

5:22 AM.Nathan Rarere speaks with our Minister of Fruit and Vegetables Glenn Forsyth who raves about fruit! Audio

5:13 AM.Scientists believe they have taken the first photograph of the extremely rare ginkgo-toothed beaked whale off the Northland coast. Everything that is known about the species thus far has been from… Read more Audio

5:09 AM.Democrats in the US will vote today on whether or not to expel a Republican lawmaker from her position on congressional committees. The vote is about Marjorie Taylor Green who posted offensive content… Read more Audio

5:53 AM.Good news in New Zealand's fight against Covid-19. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been deemed safe from use, with Medsafe, announcing it had given it provisional approval. New Zealand's Pzifer… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.The government of Myanmar was this week over-thrown by the military, bringing to an end a ten year experiment with democracy. Political leader Aung San Suu Kyi has once again been placed under arrest… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.This year we're very lucky to be joined every week by the reporters from the Local Democracy Reporting programme. The free public-interest news service is dedicated to strengthening coverage of local… Read more Audio

5:30 AM.Great news for our cricketers yesterday as they qualified for the World Test Championship final in England later this year. Australia's postponement of their tour of South Africa saw the Black Caps… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.Athletics New Zealand is desperately seeking officials for next month's New Zealand Track and Field Championships in Hastings. The flow-on effect from the pandemic has hit the sport hard .. and with… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.Residents, businesses and schools from Waikouaiti and Karitane are having to drastically adapt to life without being able to drink water from their taps after concerning levels of lead were detected… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.Nathan Rarere talks to our Europe correspondent Catherine Walbridge based in Vienna, Austria about relaxation of rules around their third lockdown. Audio

5:52 AM.Infometric's Brad Olsen joined Nathan Rarere to talk about the new statistics on property prices. Audio

5:47 AM.Prices on the New Zealand property market are still going up. That's according to Core Logic's January House Price index report which says property values countrywide went up by 2.2 percent in January… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.Primary and intermediate school principals have accused the Ministry of Education of a lack of leadership in tackling New Zealand children's declining performance, It's in response to a 'Trends in… Read more Audio