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5:17 AM.Japan's election is just around the corner - correspondent Chris Gilbert has detail of the latest polls Audio

5:10 AM.The UK Government says Vladimir Putin gave the order to poison former spy Sergei Skripal in 2018 - Henry Riley has the latest from the UK Audio

5:52 AM.Missing office cutlery is a world-wide phenomenon, producer Mahvash Ikram looks at how employers have been "forked" to take matters into their own hands. Audio

5:46 AM.The University of Canterbury is reporting record domestic enrollments, producer Matthew Hutching talked with the University's Professor Catherine Moran Audio

5:26 AM.Export numbers for fruit and veggies are at record levels - Glenn Forsyth has been crunching numbers and apples. Audio

5:17 AM.The streets of Madrid have been full of protesters over the weekend, Anita Purcell Sjölund tells First Up why they're all worked up Audio

5:10 AM.The cleanup is in full swing in Florida - and the politicians have started to make promises in the wake of Hurrican Milton, correspondent Katherine Firkin talked with Nathan Rarere Audio

5:53 AM.Hurricane Milton has blasted its way through Florida, leaving at least nine dead and 3 million people without power - correspondent Mitch McCann is in St Augustine, Florida. Audio

5:47 AM.Federico Facchin works with whales - that's hard to do from home - he travels the world taking photos and recording their songs. Audio

5:33 AM.Newly released census data shows workers who work from home have increased in number by 60 per cent since 2018 - RNZ explainer editor Katie Kenny crunches the numbers. Audio

5:23 AM.It's all about the fruit of the week.. what will it be? Only Glenn Forsyth knows for sure.. Hint: NZ Strawberries - FotW!! Audio

5:14 AM.Young African women have been targeted in a recruitment drive by Russia, Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Ghana Audio

5:08 AM.Hurricane Milton has passed through Florida - Bevan Hurley is in the relative safety of New York with this report. Audio

5:52 AM.Hurricane Milton is heading toward Florida - meteorologist Lewis Turner is in Jacksonville, Leonard Powell asked Lew when the storm is expected to make Audio

5:46 AM.Labour's Deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni joined the programme to discuss the week in politics Audio

5:32 AM.Ponsonby Rd businesses are working on bouncing back from some of the toughtest times of recent years - Mahvash Ikram has the story Audio

5:23 AM.The Government's Fast Track legislation might see seabed mining in Taranaki, c is RNZ's reporter in the region and talked with Leonard Powell. Audio

5:23 AM.The Government's Fast Track legislation might see seabed mining in Taranaki, Robin Martin is RNZ's reporter in the region and talked with Leonard Powell. Audio

5:15 AM.While Hurricane Milton is about to smash parts of Florida, the Pacific cyclone season is shaping up to be a relative fizzer - Kalafi Moala reports from Tonga Audio

5:09 AM.The Conservative Party leadership race is down to the final two candidates, Ellie Jay has the latest from London Audio

5:55 AM.RNZ journalist Louise Ternouth is in Apia and will today head to where the Manawanui sank on the weekend, she talked with Leonard Powell. Audio

5:51 AM.Samoa's Government says the Manawanui is not leaking oil despite claims of sightings of dead wildlife in the area, Caleb Fotheringham reports. Audio

5:46 AM.Four years ago, Alan McCulloch was on the Te Araroa Trail when he was hit by a boat - but he's back on the trail and talked with Leonard Powell about his mission Audio

5:31 AM.The America's Cup kicks off this week, RNZ's Barry Guy talked with Team New Zealand coach Ray Davies Audio

5:22 AM.Teddy bears, a Harley Davidson Electro-Glyde and a $4m Herne Bay villa - that's what TradeMe is serving up this week. Audio