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5:46 AM.Since retiring from rugby last year, former Blues flanker/lock Tom Robinson's reinvented himself as a life coach and a yoga teacher. He talks to Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:24 AM.New Plymouth's mayoral race is wide open - RNZ's Robin Martin tells us who's up for the job Audio

5:15 AM.Henry Riley tells us why Kate and Jerry McCann are back in the headlines Audio

5:12 AM.Police prevent a hit in Sydney's west and a shark bites a surfer in South Australia - Emma Cropper has the stories Audio

5:53 AM.New Zealand born tennis player Jamie Mackenzie's enjoying a breakout year on the ITF junior tour. Tournament victories in Beijing and Bamberg have seen him rise to 17 in the world junior rankings But… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.As Israel commemorates the second anniversary of the October 7 attacks, the region inches closer to a peace deal - Alex Baird reports from Doha Audio

5:25 AM.This week on TradeMe, a 1961 Corvette, a mansion on the mangroves and an autographed boxing glove - Emma Bacon has the list Audio

5:16 AM.Podcaster Jack Marshall has been talking politics with candidates around Tai Rawhiti Audio

5:12 AM.Madagascar has a new prime minister after weeks of protests, Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Ghana Audio

5:53 AM.Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour talks truancy and the window smashing at Winston Peter's St Mary's bay house. Audio

5:50 AM.You've only got a few more days to vote in this year's local body elections, reporter Ke-Xin Li asks what issues are motivating voters. Audio

5:45 AM.Best selling authour Dame Jilly Cooper has died, Henry Riley reports from London Audio

5:25 AM.Tauranga's scrapped a new aquatic centre having already spent millions on the plan, LDR's Alisha Evans has the story Audio

5:13 AM.Japan's ruling party has its first female leader, our correspondent in Tokyo, Chris Gilbert, has the story Audio

5:52 AM.Ke-Xin Li goes to the Blessing of the Animals church service at St Matthew in the City Anglican church in Auckland with some interesting creatures Audio

5:48 AM.The Federal Government remains in shut down - Katherine Firkin reports from New York Audio

5:27 AM.It's all about spuds to start the week from the Minister of Fruit and Vege Audio

5:13 AM.Elections in Georgia and the Czech Republic and mystery balloons over Lithuania's airport - Anita Purcell-Sjölund has her report from Europe Audio

6:25 AM.Our Minister of Fruit and Veggies goes bananas. Audio

5:53 AM.Auckland War Memorial Museum's volunteers are looking on the bright side of a tough year - Ke-xin Li take a guided tour Audio

5:48 AM.The Federal government shutdown enters its second day, Bevan Hurley reports from New York Audio

5:12 AM.Anas Mallick reports on a suicide attack in the city of Quetta. Audio

5:50 AM.Willow-Jean Prime talks education, electricity and immunisation. Audio

5:47 AM.A Conservative peer has been fined over breaching a covid PPE contract - Henry Riley has the story from London. Audio

5:25 AM.In Manawatu, regional reporter Jimmy Ellingham tells Nathan the latest on school bus funding, and also heads to Hawke's Bay where he tries to figure out the story of the two Woolworths supermarkets… Read more Audio