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5:17 AM.Heavy flooding in Afghanistan kills hundreds - reporting from Kazakstan is Anas Mallick Audio

5:06 AM.Emmanuel Macron is due to land in Noumea - Anita Purcell-Sjölund has the latest on news out of Europe Audio

5:51 AM.Weightlifter David Liti talks to Nathan about training for this year's Olympics being so very different from Tokyo, the mental strength required to lift very heavy things and hanging out with other… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Every month Leonard Powell visits the SPCA to learn about the different animals they look after and are trying to get adopted. Today he meets a rabbit "couple" looking for names and a couple of… Read more Audio

5:26 AM.A charity auction for a portable house with a $1 reserve leads the listings on TradeMe this week - but for the 80s kid who hasn't grown up - there's a SEGA arcade game for sale as Bradley Stockman… Read more Audio

5:17 AM.Israel's Prime Minister thumbs his nose at the ICC - Alex Baird reports from Doha Audio

5:11 AM.President Trump's defence has rested in his hush-money trial - Bevan Hurley tells Nathan Rarere what happens next. Audio

5:06 AM.As our airforce brings Kiwis home from Noumea, Australia is doing the same - Pam Corkery joined the programme from across the Tasman Audio

5:52 AM.A family of escapees from Gaza are in limbo waiting for permission to work here in New Zealand - First Up producer Mahvash Ikram has the story Audio

5:45 AM.Finance Minister Nicola Willis on her first Budget and charter schools. Audio

5:26 AM.Maia Hart, Marlborough's local democracy reporter tells Nathan about the huge rabbit population which is damaging the stopbank network. Audio

5:18 AM.The leaders of Japan, South Korea and China are set to meet - Chris Gilbert reports from Japan Audio

5:12 AM.It's flooding in Brazil and chilly in Chile - reporting on all the news from South America is Kate Pereya-Garcia Audio

5:06 AM.An inquiry into tainted blood products in the UK has released a report - correspondent Ellie Jay has the details Audio

5:52 AM.Who's making the money out of EFTPOS paywave fees - Leonard Powell investigates. Audio

5:52 AM.Who's making the money out of EFTPOS paywave fees - Leonard Powell investigates. Audio

5:47 AM.DOC's Tom Barker is an archaelogist by trade and looks after a whole lot of the South Island on our behalf - he talked with Nathan Rarere about his dream job. Audio

5:33 AM.The NZ International Comedy Festival is here and Tony Lyall has brand new jokes for the masses. Audio

5:23 AM.Winter is almost here - and the folks at 5+ A Day have their picks on what will keep you healthy - our Minister of Fruit and Veggies has the details Audio

5:12 AM.France sends crack troops to Noumea to quell the violence - Anita Purcell-Sjölund reports from Europe Audio

5:05 AM.Former President Trump get the endorsement of the NRA - and promises to roll back Biden administration gun rules - Mitch McCann reports in from New York. Audio

5:51 AM.Spike Milligan's much loved story Bad Jelly gets a live make-over this weekend at the Auckland Writers Fest - Olivia Tennet and Tom Broome take the classic tale to the stage. Audio

5:47 AM.Explainer Editor Katie Kenny breaks down the new sub-variants of Covid-19 that are facing us this winter. Audio

5:24 AM.It's pumpkin soup season - Glenn Forsyth is excited for us all - and Fruit of the Week: NZ Green Kiwifruit Audio

5:15 AM.Gabon's deposed president Ali Bongo has gone on a hunger strike - correspondent Nabil Ahmed Rufai tells us why. Audio