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5:32 AM.The Attorney-General has pointed out numerous breaches of the Bill of Rights in the Government's new drug driving legislation. The law allows the police to conduct random roadside drug testing similar… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.If you're on the look out for a gorgeous high spec car with only a few k's on the clock, a new place in Morrinsville with an interesting history or a replacement bed for that digger-obsessed child in… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.Our UK correspondent Henry Riley talks with Indira about the surge in covid cases there with Health Secretary Matt Hancock laying some of the blame on affluent young people. Audio

5:54 AM.After a false start due to the re-emergence of Covid-19 in the community - we're back on the countdown to the election, with parliament dissolving yesterday. Party leaders are on the campaign trail -… Read more Audio

5:49 AM.The National Party says anyone who refuses a test on day three of their stay in a managed isolation facility should automatically be moved into quarantine. Currently it's only compulsory for testing… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.It's been a little over a week since the first big movie release since Covid-19 locked down much of the world - but has it been the saviour of cinema? Tenet, from director Christopher Nolan - which… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.Covid-19 has changed everyone's routine but teenagers and kids in particular may be feeling it most. Constant changes to school, hobbies, and life in general could be causing stress for many kids… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.To the Monday fruit and vegetable markets - Glenn Forsyth reminisced with Indira about his dad Jack's love of potatoes. Audio

5:09 AM.It was supposed to be a chance for New Zealanders to follow in the footsteps of Prince, Ed Sheeran and the Royal New Zealand Ballet and tread the boards of Auckland's Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre. But days… Read more Audio

5:53 AM.New research shows Māori are 50 per cent more likely to die from Covid-19 than other ethnic groups. The Te Pūnaha Matatini study also found the number could be higher, depending on age and underlying… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Meet a local town hero from Auckland's Northshore - 86-year-old Māori Warden Peggy Hughes.

Peggy has been serving in her community as a volunteer for about 60 years and officially as a Māori Warden… Read more Video, Audio

5:38 AM.Medical students at Otago say the university's vice chancellor Harlene Hayne has refused to meet with them over proposed changes to medical school admissions through the Māori Entry Pathway. A… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.In the first fresh fruit and vegetable market report for spring, Indira discussed sweet potato toast with our Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth as well as good buys for the weekend. Audio

5:11 AM.Women's representative rugby returns to the paddock this weekend when the Farah Palmer Cup finally kicks off. There were fears earlier this year that the fallout from Covid-19 would cancel the… Read more Audio

5:09 AM.The principal of Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate Senior School wants the Qualifications Authority to let schools decide if their students should sit NCEA exams in November. Kiri Turketo, says many… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.We will find out later today whether or not the country will be able to ease alert level restrictions next week. Cabinet will make that decision this afternoon. Hospitality New Zealand Otago… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.There's a warning the world is experiencing a growing silent pandemic - youth mental health - and the impacts of Covid-19 are likely to be extensive. Researchers back here fear urgency around the… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.It's that time of the week we hear from one of our local mayors - this morning we're talking to Graham Smith, the mayor of Canterbury's Mackenzie District. The District has been battling a blaze this… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.A sad state of affairs. That's how a West Auckland public school principal has described Greens co-leader James Shaw's decision to allocate 11.7 million dollars from the govenrment's shovel ready… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.Fires caused by electrical faults are on the rise, with Fire and Emergency warning against homeowners attempting to do electrical work themselves. In the three years to the end of 2019, there's been a… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.A Wellington yacht club which has been around for more than a hundred years is worried it will no longer be able to operate races in the harbour, if Kiwirail get their wish for a new ferry terminal… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Covid-19 modeller Shaun Hendy admits he's nervous about Auckland moving down alert levels. The government will meet tomorrow to decide whether the current alert levels will change at 11.59pm on Sunday… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.To Australia, where this week it was announced the country was officially in recession. Indira Stewart discussed with broadcaster and former Alliance MP Pam Corkery. Audio