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5:44 AM.The UK's winter energy payment is set to resume after being axed by the Labour government - Henry Riley has the news Audio

5:23 AM.Regional reporter Samantha Gee has news out of Nelson - this week, the Nelson Giants come close to closing Audio

5:12 AM.Correspondent Anas Mallick reports on Karachi's earthquake related jail break Audio

5:52 AM.This week our Minister of Finance goes in to bat for Chris Bishop and takes the big stick to road cones. Audio

5:47 AM.Pam Corkery has the latest for the mushroom murder case Audio

5:26 AM.Ashburton's flashest garden is for sale - there's a house involved too - and a signed boot once owned, worn and by country star Chris Stapleton Audio

5:16 AM.Makereti (Maggie) Papakura's relative, June Northcroft Grant, tells us what her posthumous degree from Oxford means to her whanau Audio

5:11 AM.Chris Gilbert reminds us why Korea had a snap Presidential election Audio

5:51 AM.Suzy Cato is now an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit - she joined Nathan Rarere for a chat Audio

5:45 AM.Henry Riley is in the UK where the Government has announced the results of a review of the country's war readiness. Audio

5:22 AM.North Canterbury reporter David Hill has news of a new commuter train proposal for the region Audio

5:11 AM.Israel has killed more than 30 Palestinians queuing for food at an aid station - Alex Baird reports from the Middle East Audio

5:52 AM.One of Auckland's best known family owned businesses turns 80, Nathan Rarere went to visit John Magness at Magness Benrow. Audio

5:46 AM.Two of the Trump administration's policies have been halted by US courts, Bevan Hurley has the details from New York Audio

5:22 AM.This weeked carrots are celebrated in Ohakune and the potato has it's day today - Glenn Forsyth is here to talk fruit and veggies. Fruit of the Week: NZ Tamarillos Audio

5:12 AM.Zimbabweans are up in arms over a proposed tax on their car radios - Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Africa. Audio

5:52 AM.Labour's Priyanka Radhakrishnan talks conservation, dog parks and immigration emails Audio

5:46 AM.Henry Riley has an update on the Liverpool car attack and charges are revealed in the case against Andrew and Tristan Tate Audio

5:23 AM.RNZ's Otago reporter Tess Brunton reports on the launch of the country's first commercial snail farm Audio

5:10 AM.US President Donald Trump says he has agreed to delay a 50 percent tariff on European Union imports until July 9. Professor Justin Wolfers teaches Economics and Public Policy at the University of… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.Mt Maunganui's Samuel Taylor's future at Harvard University is up in the air after the Trump administration's crack down on the university - he talked with Nathan Rarere Audio

5:46 AM.Pam Corkery updates us on the devestating New South Wales Floods Audio

5:25 AM.Emma Bacon tells us about the latest listings on TradeMe, including a low kilometre Landrover and a Barbie festooned in crystals Audio

5:15 AM.Rugby expert Ella Ferguson breaks down the Black Fern's HUGE win over the USA and looks ahead to the Rugby World Cup Audio

5:10 AM.Israel is ramping up attacks on Gaza..Alex Baird joins us from Doha Audio