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5:24 AM.Northland growers are looking at growing tumeric and ginger - Glenn Forsyth has the word from up north Audio

5:16 AM.Whakatane's Mitch Rees gives the Isle of Man TT a crack this week, he spoke with RNZ's Barry Guy Audio

5:10 AM.Russia slams Ukraine with the largest drone and missile attack of the war - Anita Purcell-Sjölund reports Audio

5:51 AM.Labour's Carmel Sepuloni responds to the budget 2025 announcements Audio

5:47 AM.What does budget 2025 have in store for you and your family? Our reporters hit the streets to find out Audio

5:24 AM.What does Budget 2025 mean for fresh produce? We don't know, but The Minister of Fruit and Veggies might. Fruit of the Week: NZ Meyer Lemons Audio

5:16 AM.Two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC have been shot dead, Bevan Hurley reports from NYC Audio

5:11 AM.How does Africa view Trump's ambush of Cyril Ramaphosa? Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Ghana Audio

5:52 AM.RNZ's Money correspondent Susan Edmunds guides us through budget day Audio

5:46 AM.The British government has backtracked on its winter fuel payment policy, Ellie Jay joins us from London Audio

5:24 AM.Taranaki reporter Robin Martin goes mushroom hunting and tells us about a YUGE schnapper. Audio

5:14 AM.A bus attack in Balochistan has killed a number of children, Anas Mallick reports from Pakistan Audio

5:51 AM.Commuter chaos in Sydney and a woman and her alpaca go to court in Tasmania - Pam Corkery has all the news from Australia Audio

5:46 AM.How good is Auckland's drinking water? Do we even need a home water filter? Ke Xin Li visits a water treatment plant in the Hunua Ranges Audio

5:26 AM.A big, flash Hawkes Bay home and a Taylor Swift autographed CD all feature on TradeMe this week with Emma Bacon Audio

5:10 AM.Up to 14,000 babies are at risk of death in Gaza as the Israeli blockade continues - Alex Baird reports from the Middle-East Audio

5:51 AM.The Finance Minister Nicola Willis looks forward to her second budget in charge of the nation's wallet - and talks butter with Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:44 AM.The UK and EU agree on food, fishing, defence and travel, correspondent Ellie Jay reports from London Audio

5:22 AM.Diane McCarthy reports on the proposed new bridges for the Eastern Bay of Plenty Audio

5:14 AM.It was a brutal, gripping battle between the Black Ferns and Canada in Christchurch on Saturday, ending in a 27-all stalemate. What a rivalry to take into the Women's Rugby World Cup this year. Black… Read more Audio

5:09 AM.The Government in Japan is proving unpopular - Chris Gilbert has the numbers from Tokyo Audio

5:52 AM.Doggie bags are on the way out in the USA, is the trend reflected locally? Ke-Xin Li finds out Audio

5:47 AM.A Mexican naval training ship has hit the Brooklyn Bridge, Katherine Firkin has news from the USA Audio

5:26 AM.May is a big one for the letter M, Glenn Forsyth talks mushrooms, manadarins and kiwiruit which starts with k Audio

5:16 AM.Foil, Arms and Hog are coming back to Aotearoa, Nathan talks with Conor McKenna from the Irish comedy group. Audio