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5:18 AM.A veteran Waikato dairy farmer believes a Labour-Green government would not be good for farmers. Lloyd Downing helped organise a farmer protest in Morrinsville leading up to the last election in 2017… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.Let's begin in the United States, where Donald Trump was back on the campaign trail over the weekend despite his recent bout of Covid-19. Joining us is our correspondent Sarah Walton. Audio

5:53 AM.And the latest TVNZ Colmar Brunton Poll out last night had Labour steady on 47 per cent, with National falling one point to 32 per cent. The Greens were on 6 per cent and New Zealand First continues… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.With close to half a million people having already voted while politicians have been in full campaign mode, what's the point of the age-old rule forbidding election advertising on polling day? That's… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.Direct from the fresh produce markets is our Minister of Fruit and Veges, Glenn Forsyth - he's talking about this month's 5+ a day recommendations. Audio

5:14 AM.Johan Buys is the Hoofman. His job is trimming the hoofs of the country's cattle. He caught up with our Country Life producer Carol Stiles while doing a spot of hoof trimming - or cattle podiatry as… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.To the US now, where President Donald Trump is refusing to participate in the second Presidential debate which was scheduled for the 15th of October and was to take place in Miami. The commission… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.A 62 year old union worker with decades old convictions for possessing cannabis has described how she still gets pulled aside by Customs every time she leaves the country. Sheryl Cadman backs… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.When Covid-19 grounded international flights, two pilots decided to start their own flight school. Mike Harvey and Hayden Lowe started Flight Tech Pilot Training at New Plymouth Airport after Covid-19… Read more Audio

5:31 AM.New Zealand freediver William Trubridge admits he's terrified of getting Covid-19 as it could end his incredible career. Trubridge is one the world's outstanding freediving talents, setting numerous… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.'Save the Males' - that's what Surf Lifesaving New Zealand are asking us all to do this year with their campaign to try and keep Kiwi men safe and catch the attention of movie star Dwayne 'The Rock'… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.Joining Indira for all the new from across the Tasman, is broadcaster and former MP, Pam Corkery who talks about the AC/DC NZ based drummer Phil Rudd back with the band and who's benefitted most from… Read more Audio

5:51 AM.Tempers flared in the garden city last night - Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins going head-to-head once again - this time for The Press leaders debate. It was the third leaders debate of the campaign… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.The Electoral Commission is under fire for a number of problems with advanced voting including an error on ballots which risked hampering votes for one party. The commission has apologised to the… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.Former members of the Gloriavale community made themselves heard outside yesterday's leaders debate, manager of the Gloriavale Leavers' Support Trust, Liz Gregory urging the government to launch an… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.It's the first Wednesday of the month, and time to talk with our fish expert, Seafood buyer and Operations Manager at Foodstuffs Brett Sellers - today a listener wonders where you can get turbot, and… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Nearly a year after Auckland's convention centre went up in flames and brought the city centre to a standstill, a report has raised concerns about the length of the shifts some firefighters put in… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.Do you fancy a trip to the theatre to celebrate Auckland's move down to Alert level 1? The Prayas Theatre Company has brought together a large cast and crew to present 'Yatra' at TAPAC in Auckland… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.Auckland is joining the rest of the country at Alert Level 1 tomorrow night, two months after the coronavirus re-emerged in the community. There were 179 cases attached to the cluster, and three… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.We return now to Lake Ohau Village in the Mackenzie Basin where many residents' homes were destroyed in Sunday's wildfire. Many spoke about the wilding pines, also known as wilding conifers, which… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.A steady stream of potential buyers -- along with the merely curious -- have taken advantage of the first advertised open homes at the 23 million dollar Kiwibuild project in the New Plymouth suburb of… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.Keen sailors and interested amateurs can now have access to the same technology that World Champion 49er team Blair Tuke and Peter Burling use with a new app that can create races and access live… Read more Audio