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5:45 AM.Finance Minister Nicola Willis has found the money for new cancer treatments - she talks that, and the beached ferry Aratere, with Nathan Rarere Audio

5:35 AM.Elephants call each other names according to new research, Michael Pardo is leading the study and he talked with Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:23 AM.After ten years reporting from the West Coast - Brendon McMahon is moving on, Nathan Rarere talks with him about his time on the coast.. Audio

5:15 AM.Japan's Prime Minister isn't proving popular with young Japanese, Chris Gilbert is in Tokyo Audio

5:10 AM.The people of Argentina are eating less beef - what's going on?? Kate Pereya-Garcia has the story Audio

5:05 AM.The betting scandal continues to envelope the Tory party - Ellie Jay has the story out of London Audio

5:52 AM.The grounding of the Aratere comes only months after the Government canceled the plan for replacement ferries hatched under the last government. Labour's Transport Spokesman Tangi Utikere talked with… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Some taxpayers have been hit with a surprise bill from the IRD, and it seems parental leave is the common denominator. Matthew Hutching has the story. Audio

5:22 AM.From the fresh produce markets - Glenn Forsyth tells Nathan Rarere about the Oakley family who have grown potatoes in Canterbury for six generations. Audio

5:13 AM.Russia targets Ukraine's power infrastructure in heavy drone and missile attacks - Anita Purcell-Sjölund has the details Audio

5:05 AM.Who are the men behind President Biden's campaign? Mitch McCann has the news out of New York Audio

5:51 AM.Caleb Clarke is on the wing for the Blues in this weekend's final against the Chiefs, the franchise hasn't won a title for 21 years - he talked with Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:47 AM.RNZ explainers editor Katie Kenny explains the age old clash between planes and birds. Audio

5:24 AM.It's imported tropical fruit season - Minister of Fruit and Veggies has the fruity news from the markets. Fruit of the Week: NZ MandarinsZ Audio

5:16 AM.Lions have forced a school closure in Namibia, AND an elephant has killed a tourist..Nabil Ahmend Rufai reports. Audio

5:10 AM.An attack on a nurse at a Tongan prison might change the way mental patients are treated in custody - Kalafi Moala has the news from the Pacific Audio

5:05 AM.Boeing's issues have gone off planet - Bevan Hurley reports on issue's with the company's Starliner spacecraft Audio

5:51 AM.It's been another busy week in Parliament - Labour's Deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni joins Nathan Rarere for her weekly report form our nation's capital. Audio

5:45 AM.Earlier this week, Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson announced her cancer diagnosis, producer Mahvash Ikram spoke with Breast Cancer Foundation CEO Ah-Leen Rayner Audio

5:35 AM.Not many high school's have steel drum bands - but Bream Bay College has The Panimals - reporter Peter de Graaf meets the band Audio

5:24 AM.Protests over water-quality is a big issue on the West Coast - have protesters gone too far? Reporter Samantha Gee has more. Audio

5:16 AM.As Christopher Luxon's visit to Japan comes to an end, our own Chris Gilbert reports on what our Prime Minister got up to once his delegation eventually arrived. Audio

5:11 AM.Polls in France aren't favouring President Emmanuel Macron - Anita Purcell-Sjölund has the latest numbers Audio

5:06 AM.UK inflation is down to its lowest level in three years - will it be enough to save the Conservative government? Ellie Jay has the numbers. Audio

5:54 AM.West Aucklanders met again last night to talk floods - and one man blames his anxiety and hospitalisation on Auckland Council's lack of action. Mahvash Ikram went along to the meeting. Audio