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5:47 AM.Thames Valley play Mid-Canterbury in The Meads Cup final this weekend, Nathan spoke with Mid-Canterbury rugby CEO Kenny Addison Audio

5:44 AM.Barry Guy talks with three-time Aussie Supercar Champ Shane Van Gisbergen after another successful season in the USA Audio

5:24 AM.Samantha Gee visits Greymouth for the premiere of Duncan Sarkies film Pike River Audio

5:12 AM.The search continues in South Australia for a missing four year old boy - Emma Cropper has the update Audio

5:53 AM.It's officially Biketober - a month to celebrate the world of cycling - bike mechanic Tyson Hobson has gone the extra mile to get his community riding Audio

5:48 AM.Kiwi Jordan Grimmer-Tufik lives in Tel Aviv and tells Nathan Rarere how the people of the city are feeling now the hostages have been released from Gaza Audio

5:25 AM.A pimped out Cadillac leads the listings from TradeMe's Emma Bacon Audio

5:17 AM.Japan's ruling coalition collapses - correspondent Chris Gilbert talked with producer Matthew Hutching Audio

5:13 AM.Madagascar now appears to be in full coup mode, Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Africa Audio

5:53 AM.David Seymour talks hostage release, education and local body elections Audio

5:49 AM.Alex Baird reports from the Middle-East where the Israeli hostages and Palestinian captives are heading home Audio

5:26 AM.Northland reporter Susan Botting updates us on the local elections up north Audio

5:17 AM.One of the two stars of the absurdist comedy Captain Morrow and the Sands of Time, Callum Brodie talked about the play with Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:12 AM.Henry Riley reports from London where the buses are being over-run by cockroaches Audio

5:51 AM.Upper Hutt's new mayor Peri Zee campaigned on better transport and a vibrant new city centre - she talked with Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:47 AM.Katherine Firkin reports from New York on the latest news out of the USA Audio

5:25 AM.Glenn Forsyth has a look at how the cost of living crisis has had an impact on the consumption of fresh produce. Audio

5:17 AM.Well known broadcaster and rugby league identity Fauono Ken Laban is the new Mayor of Lower Hutt Audio

5:12 AM.Anita Purcell-Sjölund reports on another weekend over political turmoil in France Audio

5:54 AM.Bevan Hurley tells us about President Trump's mates make a last push for Nobel glory and Illinois governor JB Pritzker goes to court to try to block Trump's attempt to send hundreds of National Guard… Read more Audio

5:49 AM.West Aucklanders get to vote for the Waitakere and Portage Licensing Trusts, which have exclusive rights to the alcohol licenses in their area. First Up producer Matthew Hutching has the story. Audio

5:25 AM.Veggies and the fruit of the week with Minister of Fruit and veggies, Glenn Forsyth. FotW: Oranges Audio

5:17 AM.Dr Christoph Bartneck mixes his love of swimming and computers in a new book Audio

5:12 AM.Sir Keir Starmer heads to India, meets Modi, dicusses Ukraine - Anas Mallick tells us more. Audio

5:52 AM.Labour's Willow-Jean Prime talks school attendance and yesterday's OCR cut Audio