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5:23 AM.As people look to buy local, each week, we're sharing the story of Kiwi businesses from the New Zealand Made Products facebook page This week we talked to Bonnie Fraser who, since 2009 has been doing… Read more Audio

5:13 AM.Playcentre says a four-million-dollar government bail-out is a life-saver for the parent-led early childhood organisation. The Associate Education Minister, Tracey Martin, says the money includes… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.It's been a few months since we last talked with our regular UK correspondent Alex Cadier - that's because he's been in lockdown in Canada. Audio

5:51 AM.The calls for a Pacific Travel Bubble are growing louder - with former Prime Minister Helen Clark weighing in on the debate saying a Pacific travel bubble should be opened now to help the tourism… Read more Audio

5:49 AM.About 70 jobs will be created by the Kaikohe water storage project. Far North Mayor John Carter told our reporter Katie Doyle what the facility will mean for Northland, which struggled in drought… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.The government is fast-tracking major infrastructure projects - cutting out a large part of the public consultation process - to speed up economic growth in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. The 11… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.With no sport allowed during lockdown - ACC say sports injury claims went down by more than 80 per cent. But now sport's back, experts are warning players and teams that injuries could rise due to a… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.Leading mixed martial artist Dan Hooker will be one of the first Kiwi athletes to compete outside Australasia since Covid-19 struck when he fights in Las Vegas later this month. The Aucklander is the… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Trade Me's hot auctions this week include a pencil sketch of the Prime Minister and Ashley Bloomfield as super heroes, super expensive house plants and a pair of glasses which are nearly 300 years… Read more Audio

5:09 AM.Some Massey University students are frustrated with plans to continue distance learning in semester 2, despite the university being able to teach as normal under Alert Level 1. Although most… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.We begin in the UK, I'm joined now by our correspondent Henry Riley. Audio

5:50 AM.Amnesty International is calling on the government to end the imprisonment of Asylum seekers in New Zealand once and for all. It's concerned that privacy laws are being over-used by Immigration NZ and… Read more Audio

5:27 AM.Minister of Fruit and Veges, Glenn Forsyth talks the week's fresh produce news with Indira. Audio

5:18 AM.A Waitomo Cave operator say they've lost 95 per cent of their visitors because of border closures, but have had no government support beyond the wage subsidy. It's as the Government begins dishing out… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.Senior clinicians are calling for a national register of people with rheumatic fever, to help protect younger people who are missing vital treatment. A four-year nationwide study has found recurrences… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.The New Zealand Nurses Organisation says members described 'a sense of chaos' in the aged care facilities where there were covid clusters. There were outbreaks in five aged care facilities, with 16 of… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.Auckland's new one-billion dollar shopping centre is officially open - boasting more than 120 shops. Commercial Bay, situated near the Waterfront had a shaky start, with it's opening being pushed back… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.New Zealand academics have slammed a live theatre programme designed to warn young students of the dangers of underage drinking. The theatre programme is an interactive workshop called Smashed, and… Read more Audio

5:53 AM.It's the time of the week where we talk to our local leaders around the country, This week it is the turn of Mayor Craig Rowley of Waimate in Canterbury in the South Island, As he settles into his… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.There are calls for statues of colonial figures to be taken down in New Zealand - as the Black Lives Matter movement sees statues around the world removed or under review. Protestors tore down and… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.A seven-year-old is one of a number of artists who's donated art to an auction raising money for Youthline. The Art in Isolation auction, which is a collaboration between Urban Art Foundation… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.The move to level one means no limit on numbers at gatherings - giving festivals and concerts a green light. But what will their line ups look like with international travel bans still in place… Read more Audio