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5:15 AM.South Africa presents its genocide case against Israel in the International Court of Justice - Chris Ocamringa has our weekly report from Africa Audio

5:06 AM.It's budget day in the UK - Ellie Jay has been crunching the numbers Audio

5:52 AM.Finance Minister Nicola Willis talks the week in politics with Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:46 AM.Running a marathon blindfolded sounded like a good idea to Justin Weston and he'll do just that this weekend at the Auckland Marathon. Audio

5:23 AM.This week on TradeMe - an apartment with a view and a classic collection of viewmasters. Audio

5:14 AM.Japan's LDP bet on winning the snap election - but they ended up losing their parliamentary majority - Chris Gilbert reports. Audio

5:09 AM.A child is dead after an incident at a Melbourne primary school - Pam Corkery reports from Australia with this and other stories Audio

5:53 AM.Thomas Duggan didn't skip leg day, he took out the Body Board-Shorts category at the National Body Building Championships over the weekend. Audio

5:47 AM.How much do you pay for a haircut? Many are saying too much, Leonard Powell went to find out.. Audio

5:25 AM.Iwi groups in Whakatane are rallying around whanau after mass gang arrests - Diane McCarthy is our reporter in the Bay of Plenty town. Audio

5:13 AM.Israel attacked targets in Iran over the weekend, Alex Baird reports in from Doha. Audio

5:07 AM.The racist activist Tommy Robinson has been sent to prison - Henry Riley told Nathan Rarere how long he'll be behind bars. Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Bevan Hurley beams in from the US with the details from the presidential race; Transport Minister Simeon Brown discusses the months-long wait times for Aucklanders to sit… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.Transport Minister Simeon Brown joined First Up to discuss driving test waiting time which appear to be on the improve. Audio

5:47 AM.What exactly is productivity? Explainer editor Katie Kenny has the answers. Audio

5:23 AM.It's Fruit of the Week time - Glenn Forsyth is First Up's Minister of Fruit and Veggies FotW: Vietnam Dragon fruit Audio

5:13 AM.The 2024 Presidential election is only a week and a half away - keeping up with the candidates is our correspondent in New York city, Bevan Hurley. Audio

5:06 AM.A Russian plane has been shot down over Sudan - correspondent Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Ghana Audio

5:51 AM.Willie Jackson joined First Up this week for Labour's look at the week in politics Audio

5:47 AM.Aotearoa is facing a critical shortage of pilots, Auckland Pilot Training Group's Irene King talked with Nathan Rarere about what can be done. Audio

5:37 AM.The Black Caps are riding high on the back of the first test win - Nathan Rarere talked with coach Gary Stead Audio

5:26 AM.The government has committed funds to improve Nelson hospital's emergency deparment - reporter Samantha Gee talked with Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:19 AM.Woolworths Point Chev is cutting its trading hours due to anti-social behaviour in the area - reporter Jessica Hopkins has the story Audio

5:12 AM.Labour activists in the UK are being accused of election interference in the US election - Henry Riley has the stories out of London Audio

5:06 AM.The appointment of a top judge in Pakistan is causing controversy, Anas Mallick has the story from Islamabad Audio