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5:25 AM.Legendary American film critic Leonard Maltin and a Kiwi film buff have collaborated to produce a new board game. The new game - Leonard Maltin's King of Movies - had its beginnings in Ant Timpson's… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.In Washington DC, Attorney-General William Barr is testifying before Congress right now. In his opening remarks to the hearing, House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry Nadler said William Barr failed to… Read more Audio

5:56 AM.If the Auckland property market is a little too hot for you, perhaps a piece of Mars might be a little cooler. And that's not the only cool thing on TradeMe this week - a bus dressed as a shark is… Read more Audio

5:51 AM.The leader of the New Zealand Public Party says he didn't encourage the escape of the family who absconded from a managed isolation facility in Hamilton on Friday. Billy Te Kahika says the family were… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.The Electoral Commission is encouraging early voting at this year's election, to protect people from a potential covid outbreak. Advance voting will begin two days earlier and there'll be more polling… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.A new report has valued New Zealand's little-known photonics industry at more than a billion dollars. Photonics use light for sensing, manufacturing, and transmitting information - much in the same… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.The Sustainable Energy Forum says investigating a hydro scheme in an Otago lake doesn't make much sense. The government has announced a 30-million-dollar investigation into options which would make… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.Lockdown was a stressful time for many in New Zealand, taking a toll on our wellbeing. One company wanted to reduce some of the stress, so they made the HAY app, it stands for "How are you." Some… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.The principal of one Auckland college says he's disappointed that the government won't let his school manage the isolation and quarantine of students coming from overseas. At its peak, New Zealand was… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.Indira speaks to our UK correspondent Henry Riley about self quarantining travellers caught up in Spain and the government forecasting a slower recovery than expected. Audio

5:52 AM.The Rotorua Stockcar club will no longer fly the Confederate Flag, after more than 1000 people signed a petition calling on them to stop using it. At the club's AGM yesterday members decided to design… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.One tidy Kiwi is making his way round New Zealand, picking up plastic pollution and saving marine life one polystyrene sheet at a time. Des Watson started his trip at the beginning of 2019… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.To the Monday fresh produce markets, Indira talks to our Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth about kale, fresh turmeric and winter fruits. Audio

5:09 AM.If you found a little green caterpillar on your broccoli, what would you do? Well, when one British man ended up bringing seven little caterpillars home from the supermarket, he decided to raise them… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.The first person convicted of human trafficking and slavery in New Zealand will be sentenced in Napier today. Over nearly two decades, Joseph Matamata brought thirteen Samoans to Hastings to work in… Read more Audio

5:53 AM.A justice advocate says an assault on a teenager by a police officer was an abuse of power and culturally violent. The officer was charged after cutting the 14-year old boy's hair, following a fleeing… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.NetSafe is warning businesses to be on alert for what's known in the retail industry as "chargeback fraud". Customers are using third party online discount offers to order services paid for with… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.School principals are disappointed with law changes the government has made for the physical restraint of children. It gave teachers and principals just a day to respond to the plans, which will allow… Read more Audio

5:38 AM.A New Zealander living in the UK plans to take a trip to Spain then return on a tourist visa, so she doesn't overstay her current work visa. The British Government issued an extension to all visas… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.For a look at the fresh produce markets, Indira is joined by Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth who tells us about the good bargains for the weekend and the benefits of mushrooms for your gut… Read more Audio