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5:49 AM.It's been revealed that an Auckland family who've tested positive for Covid-19 met with 18 people from all over the country during a trip to Taupo last week. Two of the three family members had been… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.It's Mental Health Awareness Week, and to mark the occasion one Kiwi has released a very personal documentary which highlights why it's so important to take mental illness seriously. The Girl on the… Read more Audio

5:30 AM.Tempers are flaring over the Rugby Championship schedule which would mean the All Blacks spending Christmas in quarantine. SANZAAR announced yesterday that the final All Blacks match will be on the… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.Our Minister of Fruit and Veges, Glenn Forsyth, who today talks about herbs and new season veges. Audio

5:09 AM.Katikati College in Bay of Plenty is set to become a "centre of excellence" for horticulture. The school has raised more than half the money needed to build the centre, which will aim to train… Read more Audio

5:53 AM.Each week we check in with one of our regional leaders - this week it's the turn of the Mayor of South Taranaki Phil Nixon. Audio

5:43 AM.Aucklanders can now gather in groups of up to 100 people after a further drop in alert levels overnight. The Super City moved from Level 2.5 to Level 2 at midnight, while the rest of the country has… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.More than a year after being diagnosed with depression the New Zealand mountain biker Sam Gaze will return to international competition next week with a smile on his face. Gaze struggled with his… Read more Audio

5:14 AM.We've recently been hearing from victims of the state in the Abuse in Care inquiry Yesterday, the struggles of a young boy taken into state care were relayed to the inquiry. 31 year old Chassy Duncan… Read more Audio

5:57 AM.Now let's return now to our honorary roving reporter, teacher Stafford Isaacs, who's making his way to work at Auckland Girls Grammar from his home on the North Shore. Audio

5:50 AM.It was game on in last nights 1News leaders debate, with Labour's Jacinda Ardern and National's Judith Collins facing off for the first time this election. And while it wasn't the fiery affair some… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.Aucklanders are expecting more long traffic jams this morning with half of the lanes on the Auckland Harbour Bridge still closed. All south-bound lanes were closed to traffic for eight hours… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.Simone McKirdy runs Descend Scuba diving in Milford sound with her husband Lance. He's the reason she started diving and after a stint operating in Queenstown, they moved across the hills to Milford… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.The south-bound lanes of the Auckland Harbour Bridge have just reopened after they were closed to traffic for eight hours overnight while repair work was carried out on the damaged truss. People… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.Auckland's Civic Theatre is preparing to host a battle of the voices this Friday when two musical heavyweights form audience choirs to find a winner. Legendary musician Laughton Kora from KORA, and… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.Let's head to the UK, where Prime Minister Boris Johnson will address the nation today and lay out how his Government will tackle a concerning spike in Covid-19 infections. Joining Indira Stewart is… Read more Audio

5:53 AM.Businesses elsewhere around the country are breathing sighs of relief that they no longer have to limit customer numbers, and that their patrons will be able to mix and mingle again instead of… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.Some Auckland businesses are frustrated that they're missing out on the loosened Covid restrictions now being enjoyed everywhere else in the country. The Takapuna Beach Business Association had hoped… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.All of New Zealand bar Auckland is now at Alert Level 1 meaning life can - pretty much - return to normal, albeit without overseas visitors. And at midnight on Wednesday restrictions on the size of… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.Has Auckland grown too big to depend on its ageing eight lane bridge? The harbour bridge was damaged last week after a freak gust of wind blew a truck into a structurally important load-bearing strut… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.The White Ferns are about to take on Australia in a limited overs series which will be the first international cricket in Australasia since the coronavirus pandemic. Limited crowds will be able to… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Are you looking for a new business opportunity? How about a new restaurant for only a dollar or a bar on wheels? It's all up for grabs on Trade Me this week. Trade Me's Ruby Topzand spoke to our… Read more Audio