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5:44 AM.Women working on New Zealand's railways are deliberately dehydrating themselves - or even taking medication - to stop themselves from going toilet due to a lack of facilities. The Rail & Maritime… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.Rare 118-million-year-old Fossil feathers discovered in Australia show the first evidence that polar dinosaurs were in Australia. These 'proto feathers' could suggest smaller, fluffy dinosaurs were… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.The government's being told it's got to toughen up its action plan to stop thousands of seabirds being killed by the fishing industry. Between three thousand and fourteen thousand seabirds died in… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.The second week of impeachment hearings into President Donald Trump is underway with top witnesses scheduled to testify. The inquiry has reached the most crucial stage with the public expected to hear… Read more Audio

5:53 AM.We're up early and we love to hear stories of who's up and about with us at 5am. This week, we're at West End rowing club where early risers are out on the Whau river as the sun comes up. Rower Hannah… Read more Video, Audio

5:45 AM.To the UK now, where Prince Andrew's weekend interview with the BBC is still the biggest story around.. Joining us now is our UK correspondent Alex Cadier in London. Audio

5:43 AM.A travel agent says he's expecting to be flooded with calls after Air New Zealand cancelled flights over the holiday period affecting 14,000 people because of engine maintenance issues. A problem with… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Let's talk TradeMe now and this week the team have compiled a list of the toys which are sure to be the most popular this Christmas, one of which is a twerking Llama. And if that's not quite your… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.To Hong Kong now, where in the last few hours students have attempted to escape the siege of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University by police. Grace Lee is covering the protests and joins me now. Audio

5:51 AM.Residents in South Auckland's Ōtara suburb say they're deeply concerned after being left in the dark about a Māori Mental Health and Addictions housing building which is being built next to its local… Read more Audio

5:45 AM."Australia is on fire. The federal government must take urgent action on climate change....Scott Morrison must realise that doing nothing is not an option any longer." Those are the words of an… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.It's time to check in with Glenn Forsyth at the fruit and vege markets.. Audio

5:13 AM.Property managers are unhappy with the Government's proposal to end "no-cause evictions" It's among a suite of changes announced by the Associate Housing Minister, Kris Faafoi, to overhaul rental… Read more Audio

5:51 AM.Over the last two days thousands of people have flocked to one of New Zealand's largest A&P shows in Christchurch. Now known as the New Zealand Agricultural Show - the annual event held at the A&P… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.Measles is wreaking havoc across the Pacific, with Samoa, American Samoa, Fiji and Tonga confirmed to have the disease. Since an outbreak was declared in New Zealand, it's spread across the region… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.It's been a wet around the country this weekend, what does that mean for the production of fruit and veges? Glenn Forsyth will know.. Audio

5:18 AM.The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found former officer Hurimoana Dennis unlawfully detained a teenager in 2015 and abused his power while he was in the force. In 2015, Mr Dennis was charged… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.The official cash rate (OCR) was kept steady at 1.0 percent, as the monetary policy committee, which now sets the cash rate, decided that there was no major change in the outlook since the surprise… Read more Audio

5:27 AM.The public will now decide whether terminally ill adults will be given the right to end their lives. MPs last night voted by 69 to 51 in favour of the End of Life Choice Bill, promoted by the Act MP… Read more Audio