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5:05 AM.Ellie Jay in London breaks down who won the first leaders debate between Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer. Audio

5:51 AM.Car immobilisers help with car theft especially for easy to break into Toyota Aquas as Colin Curtis from Automotive Security Systems tells Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:47 AM.The Toyota Aqua is a favourite of car theives - and that's reflected in how much it costs to insure as Mahvash Ikram reports. Audio

5:26 AM.Helen Clark's former crown limo leads TradeMe listings this week - Bradley Stockman runs through the site's interesting auctions Audio

5:18 AM.Israel has confirmed the deaths of four more hostages - Alex Baird has the latest out of the Middle-East Audio

5:13 AM.Hunter Biden's trial is underway - while his dad is preparing a new order to help with the southern border crisis. Bevan Hurley reports in from New York. Audio

5:06 AM.Australian PM Anthony Albanese promising to campaign in an upcoming election over the argument between renewable energy versus nuclear energy as Pam Corkery explains from Brisbane. Audio

5:52 AM.Patient Voice Aotearoa's Malcolm Mulholland responds to the Government's lack of funding for cancer treatments Audio

5:45 AM.Finance Minister Nicola Willis didn't include promised funding for cancer treatment in the budget - Nathan asked her why Audio

5:35 AM.The T20 World Cup has kicked off in the USA, Kiwi Jamie Lloyd works for USA Cricket and tells Nathan how the tournament is shaping up Audio

5:24 AM.Rate will rise over ten percent for most of North Canterbury - but there is one district which comes under that figure.. LDR's David Hill has all the news Audio

5:16 AM.Mexico has a new president, and for the first time, it's a woman - Kate Pereya-Garcia reports from Latin America Audio

5:12 AM.Convicted felon Donald Trump has been talking with Fox News - Mitch McCann has the latest from the USA Audio

5:06 AM.Nigel Farage has done a complete 180 and will stand in the UK's general election - this time as leader of Reform UK as Henry Riley reports from London. Audio

5:51 AM.Labour's Carmel Sepuloni gives her take on yesterday's Budget Audio

5:49 AM.Our reporters hit the streets yesterday to see what you thought of the Budget? Audio

5:43 AM.Nathan spoke with Business editor Gyles Beckford about how business will be feeling about the Budget. Audio

5:23 AM.Rain and hail smashed parts of the country this week - Glenn Forsyth tells us how our fruit and veggie crops have coped. Fruit of the Week: Australian melons Audio

5:17 AM.The first results are posted in South Africa's election - Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Africa Audio

5:12 AM.Samoan author Sia Figiel is arrested on suspicion of murder, Kalafi Moala has all the news out of the Pacific Audio

5:06 AM.The jury's deliberating in the Trump hush money trial - Bevan Hurley is in New York Audio

5:52 AM.Wellington businessman Mike Burrell is on a mission to get the use of saunas to become a mainstream part of New Zealand life. So much so, he's built a portable sauna and parks it up around beautiful… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Covid hospital admissions are the highest since December of 2022, RNZ Explainers Editor Katie Kenny crunches the numbers Audio

5:36 AM.Palmerston North's controversial cycleway continues to cause controversy, at least one business has moved due to the new road design as Jimmy Ellingham reports. Audio

5:25 AM.Lauren Pattemore from Queenstown's Crux tells Nathan about a large Wanaka property meant to become a mega film studio maybe 'dead'; Queenstown workers forced to leave NZ after visa changes and the… Read more Audio