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Staged reading of Badjelly the Witch wraps AK Writers Festival
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
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Explained: Covid and new variants in town
5:47 AM.Explainer Editor Katie Kenny breaks down the new sub-variants of Covid-19 that are facing us this winter. Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
5:24 AM.It's pumpkin soup season - Glenn Forsyth is excited for us all - and Fruit of the Week: NZ Green Kiwifruit Audio
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Gabon's deposed president Ali Bongo goes on hunger strike
5:15 AM.Gabon's deposed president Ali Bongo has gone on a hunger strike - correspondent Nabil Ahmed Rufai tells us why. Audio
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Pacific: latest on state of emergency in New Caledonia
5:10 AM.Kalafi Moala reports on the latest Pacific news - and leads with the violence in New Caledonia Audio
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US: Biden and Trump agree to two election debates
5:05 AM.President Biden and his rival Donald Trump have agreed on dates for election debates - Bevan Hurley has the news out of the USA Audio
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Sepuloni: Coalition govt sent NZ off track, almost gone bush
5:51 AM.Labour's Carmel Sepuloni responds to news of increasing violence in French Polynesia Audio
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Crowd support secret weapon for Phoenix
5:46 AM.Wellington's Phoenix soccer team faces history this weekend with the second leg of their A-League Semi-final - Nathan Rarere talked with defender Sam Sutton Audio
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Rower Brooke Francis on Olympic preparation
5:36 AM.Rower Brooke Francis today heads to Switzerland in a bid to take a seat in the boat for the Paris Olympics, she talked with Nathan Rarere Audio
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Manawatu, Hawke's Bay excited for new highway connection
5:25 AM.Travel between Manawatu and Hawkes Bay looks to improve travel times - Jimmy Ellingham reports on how the new Te Ahu a Turanga project is progressing Audio
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French President calls security meeting over New Caledonia
5:18 AM.France's President Emmanuel Macron meets with security forces over the situation in French Polynesia - correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund joined the programme from Europe Audio
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Israel continue attacks on Hamas across Gaza
5:13 AM.Israel continues its offensive in Gaza - Alex Baird has the latest from the region. Audio
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UK: London police urged to stop, search to address knife crime
5:06 AM.Knife crime is making headlines in the UK - and police are being urged to use controversial stop and search powers - Henry Riley has more from London Audio
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When you accidentally invite your entire contacts list to party
5:52 AM.When Emily King sent the invite to her daughter's first birthday, she didn't intend to invite everybody on her contact list.. she talked with Nathan Rarere about the awkward situation she found… Read more Audio
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Air Vanuatu cancels flights stranding travellers
5:47 AM.Comedian Ed Amon would have like to have been in Vanuatu right now - he says there's nothing funny about the collapse of Air Vanuatu Audio
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Wonderful World of TradeMe with Tiana Barns
5:25 AM.David Tua's signed some gloves for charity - Tiana Barns talks interesting auctions on TradeMe Audio
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Billboard collapses in Mumbai, flooding in Afghanistan
5:16 AM.Anas Mallick has all the news out of South Asia - where India is dealing with the world's biggest election and a billboard disaster in Mumbai Audio
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US: Day 2 of Michael Cohen testifying in Trump trial
5:12 AM.Bevan Hurley's covering the Trump trial, where the former President's ex-fixer Michael Cohen has spent another day on the witness stand Audio
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Big annoucements from federal Budget day for Australia
5:06 AM.It's Federal Budget week in Australia - Pam Corkery tells us what the Aussie Government's priorities are. Audio
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Nicola Willis on social investment, gang policy
5:50 AM.Finance Minister Nicola Willis talks social investment and Government's policy on gangs Audio
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Auckland city centre residents welcome overnight parking fees
5:44 AM.Auckland city centre residents group spokesman Adam Parkinson says a turnover of cars is good for local business Audio
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Post leukaemia, pro golfer Michael Hendry wins in Japan
5:34 AM.A year after a brush with cancer, golfer Michael Hendry has a win on the Japanese golf tour Audio
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Canoeist Aimee Fisher is completely focussed on Olympics
5:24 AM.Canoeist Aimee Fisher has beaten Dame Lisa Carrington in a world cup event just months out from the 2024 Olympic Games - she talked with RNZ's Felicity Reid Audio
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Japan adds fin whales to commercial whaling catch
5:16 AM.Japan adds Fin whales to its commercial catch list - Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo Audio
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UK: PM Sunak delivers speech attacking a Labour govt
5:05 AM.Rishi Sunak has made a major election year speech - Henry Riley reports from London Audio