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5:35 AM.Why does casino operator, SkyCity include two sets of earnings numbers in its full year result? Our business reporter Nona Pelletier has the answer. Audio

5:57 AM.Many of you will be up at this time feeding the cat before work or getting your dog ready for a walk but one Auckland resident is looking after two, more unusual, pets - two giant goats. Ellie Jay and… Read more Video, Audio

5:53 AM.Minister of Statistics James Shaw has described the 2018 census as 'a mixed bag' after a report revealed missing key data for Maori and a general response rate he described as unacceptably low… Read more Audio

5:40 AM.Let's go to business now where every morning we answer one of your questions. Just how indebted are New Zealanders and should we be worried about it? Here with the answer is our business reporter, Kim… Read more Audio

5:28 AM.We head to the Pacific for the latest news around the region from our Pacific neighbours. This morning I'm joined by RNZ-Pacific reporter Tim Glasgow. Audio

5:23 AM.A white-capped albatross found caught in seaweed and being battered by waves on a Timaru beach is recovering in Dunedin after multiple people stepped up to help it. Deb Hale found the bird on Sunday… Read more Video, Audio

5:55 AM.In the pledge to rid the country of single use plastic bags supermarkets warned and then removed plastic bags from checkouts. This forced customers to bring in their own bags. And just a month or so… Read more Video, Audio

5:53 AM.Staying with weather, strong winds in Auckland overnight have blown a container off a stack on Auckland's Jellicoe Wharf, hitting the side of a car, and trapping a person inside. It took around a half… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Avoid showers and baths, don't worry about the washing up and ignore the landline if it rings during a thunderstorm. That's according to NIWA's principal scientist, Chris Brandalino. Much of the North… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.Wellington's sushi-loving penguins have returned - this time found waddling near a burger joint. A few weeks ago we told you about the two little blues who tried to nest underneath a sushi stand near… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.How did Fonterra find itself mired deep in debt with a looming loss of 600 million dollars. Audio

5:23 AM.A trio of young entrepreneurs are hoping to switch New Zealand's cafes from milk in plastic bottles, to milk in kegs. The venture, called Spout Alternatives, has finished successful trials in Dunedin… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.We cross to Hong Kong, where bloody street battles have seen dozens injured in the tenth straight week of anti-government demonstrations. Thousands of pro-democracy protesters occupying Hong Kong… Read more Audio

5:55 AM.A same-sex couple wanting to have their first child want to see IVF treatment publicly funded for couples in their situation. Ryan and Jerome Curran-Pacquing have launched a give a little page to… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.Well across the Tasman, there's renewed hope of the Wallabies winning the Bledisloe Cup for the first time in 17 years. Former Wallaby and Sydney Morning Herald columnist Peter Fitzsimons was still… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Business editor Gyles Beckford, looks into the crystal ball for the company earnings season, which kicks off this week Audio

5:25 AM.With us this morning for a look at all the fresh fruit and veges available around the country is Ian Reisima from MG Marketing. Audio

5:09 AM.Let's begin in the US where the FBI has opened a formal investigation into how US financier Jeffrey Epsteen was able to apparently kill himself in prison while awaiting trial on sex trafficking… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.Community leaders in South Auckland are praising a Samoan Niuean student for overcoming extraordinary circumstances to pursue her education. Te'i Tuiasau, a 4th year student at Manukau Institute of… Read more Video, Audio

5:35 AM.Where should you invest your money in a low interest rate environment? Here's our business reporter Nona Pelletier with an answer. Audio

5:25 AM.Standing in for our regular expert Glenn Forsyth who is on a well-deserved holiday - is Ian Reisima from MG Marketing which is a co-operative of growers who grow, distribute and sell fresh vegetables… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.The ancient remains of a giant parrot have been found in a fossil-rich area of Central Otago. The "truly gigantic parrot" dubbed Squawkzilla by the scientists who found it, was estimated to be up to a… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.Generally it's only on the rugby field where the Welsh and Kiwis have a rivalry - but now it's a battle over another kind of surface, that's causing consternation in the south. Baldwin Street in… Read more Audio

5:38 AM.How far can interest rates fall after, in a surprise move, the Reserve Bank cut the official cash rate to 1 percent? Here's our business reporter Nona Pelletier with an answer. Audio