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5:35 AM.Auckland based race driver Chelsea Herbert is looking ahead to getting back into the driver's seat after injuring her back in a crash. The 21-year old had been competing at last month's Castrol Toyota… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.The search to find Mr Gay New Zealand is almost complete. Voters can now choose between five finalists, before the winner is announced this Sunday. 20-year-old iTaukeian Shaneel Lal from Otahuhu, is… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.The Iowa caucus - the first stop in the long road to pick a Democratic Party candidate to run against President Donald Trump - has ended in drama and embarrassment for the party. Contest results have… Read more Audio

5:55 AM.A lack of knowledge about how the novel coronavirus will be contained, is leading to uncertainty. The World Health Organisation haven't declared it a pandemic yet - but some are warning that could… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.It's so hot it's becoming unsafe to work. That's how unions are describing temperatures at Hawke's Bay Hospital - with staff and patients sweltering in 30 degree heat due to a lack of air… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.A sudden thawing of the world's permafrost could flood the atmosphere with carbon - in turn leading to a further increase in global temperatures. Around 60% of the world's soil carbon is stored in… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.Some people dream of owning a bar while others dream of buying an entire pub. Those dreams can be your reality on TradeMe this week, with two very interesting auctions, the first of which is a… Read more Audio

5:09 AM.In the UK Police have been searching the London hostel where the Streatham attacker is believed to have been living. Twenty-year-old Sudesh Amman, was shot dead by police on Streatham High Road after… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.The National party has left its door open to the ACT Party while ruling out working with New Zealand First in any potential government after this year's election. Kicking off the party's two day… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.An Auckland couple who picked up a supposedly desexed dog from a Hawke's Bay pound before Christmas are now caring for eight puppies. Sarah Bryant and Hera Nathan are now trying to get answers - and… Read more Audio

5:30 AM.Gyles Beckford tells us all the business news and what's going on in the markets.  Audio

5:21 AM.Our "Minister of Fruit and Veg" Glenn Forsyth takes a look at the great buys from the markets. Audio

5:09 AM.It's looking likely Donald Trump's impeachment trial will wrap up this week after Senators voted along party lines on Friday to not allow witnesses to be called. President Trump has been on trial for… Read more Audio

5:55 AM.When the Sawmill Brewery caught fire in October last year, its owners Kirsty McKay and Mike Sutherland feared the worst. The fire, which quickly spread to the brewery's roof and offices, could have… Read more Audio

5:55 AM.The weather is switching it on again for much of the country, with temperatures climbing up to the mid-thirties for the second weekend in a row. Metservice says heatwave conditions are likely for… Read more Audio