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5:19 AM.To the UK, Boris Johnson will become the country's next prime minister after being voted as the new Conservative leader in a ballot by party members. The results were announced just a few hours ago… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.Last night hundreds gathered in Auckland's Aotea Square to show their support for the protestors - or protectors as they prefer to be called -  who have been blocking construction of a billion dollar… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Will tensions in Iran affect petrol here? Here with the answer is our business reporter, Madison Reidy. Audio

5:25 AM.We had to bump our fruit and vege expert Glen Forsyth yesterday for the netball but he's here now looking at rising prices of capsicum, tomatoes and how to store kumara. Audio

5:58 AM.Let's begin in the UK where just minutes ago the Silver Ferns snatched the World Cup championship title off three-time defending champions Australia. In a thrilling game at M&S Bank Stadium in… Read more Video, Audio

5:52 AM.A number of houses may need to be rebuilt after the gas explosion at a home in Christchurch. The blast inside a house on Marble Court in Northwood on Friday destroyed one home and damaged several… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Kaimanawa horses are wild horses that roam the high country of the North Island's central plateau. They are an introduced species and every year there is a muster to keep the wild herd down to 300… Read more Video, Audio

5:35 AM.This morning's question is - is the Government doing anything to help the construction industry after a string of large company failures? Nona Pelletier has this update. Audio

5:20 AM.Riot police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters in Hong Kong following a large pro-democracy rally in the city. This comes only days after a haul of high-explosives were found by… Read more Audio

5:53 AM.Long time RNZ listeners will remember newsreader Hewitt Humphrey, When he started out in the 60s he was one of our youngest newsreaders and was reading the afternoon news bulletins when the… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Two penguins, a sushi stand and an RNZ reporter made global headlines this week. On Tuesday, we told you about the little blues that had tried to nest underneath a sushi store near Wellington's… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.It's time once again to check in with all the news from the world of fruit and vegetables with Glenn Forsyth - lots of affordable brassicas around. Audio

5:12 AM.Let's go now to the United States where Christchurch mosque attack survivor Farid Ahmed has met President Donald Trump at the Oval Office and thanked him for his humanity. Ahmed, who uses a… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.We go to Liverpool where the Australia Diamonds have beaten our Silver Ferns in a cliffhanger of a game at the Netball World Cup. The three-time world-champions survived a scare from the Silver Ferns… Read more Audio

5:53 AM.At 7.30pm on July 21st 1969, New Zealanders tuned into the news and watched man walk on the moon for the very first time. But that footage wasn't beamed straight from the moon to our TVs - in fact… Read more Video, Audio

5:43 AM.A motor sport legend says the government's failure to include comprehensive driver-training in it's new road safety plan isn't good enough. The government is proposing a new road safety strategy aimed… Read more Audio

5:38 AM.New Zealand's Silver Ferns will face their biggest test yet in the Netball World Cup as they go head to head with Australia tonight in Liverpool. The match kicks off at 9:30pm New Zealand time and… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Today's query is why US politicians have been grilling Facebook about its plans for a crypto-currency. Here's Kim Savage. Audio

5:25 AM.Damian Christie is a journalist, broadcaster, blogger and also happens to be a professional drone film-maker. He's worked for both major commercial television networks and now specialises in science… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.The government has announced it's considering a mandatory licensing regime for tens of thousands of drone operators. The Transport Minister, Phil Twyford, yesterday released what he calls a 'vision'… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.Industry and community leaders are calling for more roads to be built after the government yesterday announced a safety strategy that moves away from road-building. The Road to Zero strategy aims to… Read more Audio

5:49 AM.Fresh from the heartbreak of the World Cup Cricket final is our sports reporter Ravinder Hunia who is now tasked with following our Silver Ferns as they have a go at bringing the Netball World Cup… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.The ceremonial sod of turf has been turned on the much awaited, and much maligned, 105 million dollar Waimea Community Dam south of Nelson. Supporters argue it's needed to soften the blow of… Read more Audio