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EARLY EDITION
WITH KATE HAWKESBY

5am–6am weekdays

A fresh and intelligent start to your day.

Kate Hawkesby’s no-nonsense journalistic approach, hard-hitting opinion and engaging sense of humour bring Early Edition to life every day of the week.

Covering the very latest international and domestic news developments, sport, entertainment and business, Early Edition is the only place to get your full pre-breakfast fix.

Roman Travers: Omicron reminds us we can't take our focus off the pandemic

And so here we are; waking up in the glow of red lights across the whole country. What does this mean for most of us? Well affectively nothing really has changed...
Canadian Denis Shapovalov makes Australian Open history

Australian Open quarter-finalist Denis Shapovalov is embracing being part of Canada’s tennis uprising as his strong – but complicated – start to the year continues. Shapovalov...
Boris Johnson is facing a make-or-break moment with report due into 'Partygate' scandal

It could be a crucial week for Boris Johnson in his battle to stay in power. The British Prime Minister has been under pressure for weeks over alleged summer garden...
Christopher Luxon: Officials need to chase down more rapid antigen and saliva tests

Chris Luxon says greater access to quicker Covid-19 tests and medicines that can treat the virus will be key to keeping goods flowing around the country. Supply...
Heart of the City: Move to Red is not the news the events industry wanted to hear

The move to Red has sparked a string of event cancellations. Both the New Zealand Masters Games in Dunedin and New Zealand Fashion Week in Auckland have been cancelled. Auckland's...
Tim Dower: One year on from Ihumātao... what have we learned?

Had a nice chat with three of the police manning the roadblock at Uretiti this morning. One was up from Nelson, another from Wellington and one was from Whangarei. Standing...
Dulux colour specialist: NZ town centres could use a lick of paint

A new lick of paint is needed for town centres around the country. Dunedin architect Ian Butcher has criticised its city centre as tiresome, dull and uninteresting. Dulux...
Immunologist calls for Govt to bring forward Covid booster shots

An immunologist is calling on the Government to bring forward the Covid booster shot timeframe. Ministers are set to meet today to discuss this exact issue, as...
Tim Dower: Why I'm feeling more hope

I come to the programme this morning with a feeling of hope after seeing something yesterday that I haven't seen in well over a year. Backpackers. A group of four...
Farmers evenly split over expectations for coming year

Farmers are evenly split on their expectations for the coming year. Dairy is the most optimistic sector, while dry stock farmers and horticulturalists are more...
Rural GP network still calling out for more resources

A health expert says rural hospitals have been left off Andrew Little's Christmas list. The Government is giving hospitals more than half a billion dollars for...
ANZ economist: GDP figures to be better than expected

Today's GDP figures are likely to be better than expected. They're due out mid-morning. ANZ economist Finn Robinson told Tim Dower the ANZ bank thinks the economy has...
Tim Dower: Three Waters reform is not the answer

Three Waters is back on the agenda today. 23 local councils are going to Parliament to make their opposition clear. That's around a third of the local bodies affected...
Auckland Airport estimates a 4000% increase in domestic travellers today

Auckland Airport has gone from zero to hero. It's expecting to see a 4000 percent increase in domestic travellers today. Operations general manager Anna Cassels-Brown...
AA spokesperson warns Auckland motorists to expect delays

Travellers are being advised to b patient if they want to leave Auckland. The border is down, with people needing a vaccine pass or a recent negative Covid-19...
Research shows concerning drop in high school students taking algebra

There's a concerning drop off in the number of students taking algebra at high school. Victoria University of Wellington research shows the number of Year 11 students...
Tim Dower: My letter to Auckland

Dear Auckland, I just wanted to say how glad I am that you're being allowed out again from tonight. I've kept in contact as best I can with people close to me...
Heart of the City: Concerns about two and a half weeks of red for Auckland

There's concern Auckland has to wait longer at the red light. Tamaki Makaurau will move to orange under the Covid-19 Protection Framework at midnight on December...
New Zealand Winegrowers launches mentoring programme

People in the wine industry now have a chance to learn some tricks of the trade. New Zealand Winegrowers has launched its 2021 mentoring programme to help members...
Boris Johnson: UK faces 'tidal wave' of omicron cases

Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Sunday that Britain faces a “tidal wave” of infections from the omicron coronavirus variant, and announced a huge increase in...
Tim Dower: Research proves Kiwis are over Covid, and getting more angry

Less than two weeks to Christmas and the summer holidays can't come soon enough. New Zealand is tired, exhausted even, of Covid and frustrated at the huge ongoing...
Senior lecturer: Change is already coming to Auckland with border opening

Cabinet is meeting today to review Aotearoa's traffic light settings. Auckland, Northland and lower vaccinated areas in the central and east coast of the North Island...
Verstappen wins F1 title in insane controversy; Mercedes protesting

Red Bull's Max Verstappen has won the F1 world championship in the most insane circumstances, being handed a miracle finish to claim his maiden title. Lewis Hamilton's...
Rescuers search for survivors after deadly tornadoes tear through several states

Over 100 people are feared dead after a series of tornadoes ripped through several states in the Midwest and South and violently transformed homes and businesses...
Tim Dower: Whatever gets people to not start smoking is a good thing

Smoking. I'd have been about 14 or 15 when I first started smoking, even back then we knew it wasn't good for us and maybe that's part of why we did it. It was...

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