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5:09 AM.President Biden has spoken about the killing of Hassan Nasrallah - Katherine Firkin has the details from the USA Audio

5:52 AM.Rugby's comes to a head before this weekend's All Black test in Wellington - Callum Dimond is the captain of the Pakurana Panthers, he talked with Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:47 AM.Three years since the End of Life Choice Act came into effect, 970 terminally ill New Zealanders have opted for a physician-assisted death - Katie Kenny explains how it works. Audio

5:24 AM.What's happening at the fresh produce markets this weekend? Minister Glenn Forsyth knows things... Audio

5:16 AM.Artist Anthony Van Dorsten lights up Aotea Square for the school holidays, he talked with Nathan Rarere about what the experience is all about. Audio

5:12 AM.Once a week, First Up lands in Africa, where Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports in from Ghana. Audio

5:05 AM.New York Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on federal corruption charges - Bevan Hurley reports in from The Big Apple. Audio

5:53 AM.Barbara Edmunds is Labour's Finance spokesperson, and she joined Nathan Rarere to talk the week in politics. Audio

5:47 AM.Australian aviation lawyer Peter Carter is accusing Singapore Airlines of trying to low-ball passengers who were injured in severe turbulence on a flight earlier this year. He talked with Nathan… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.There's an effort underway to protect Aotearoa's most famous kauri - DOC's Stephen Soole talked with Nathan Rarere about Tane Mahuta. Audio

5:25 AM.People of Dalmatian descent are the third biggest ethic group in Kaitaia. RNZ's reporter in that region is Peter de Graaf, and he told Nathan Rarere the Dallies are making waves internationally. Audio

5:16 AM.Kalafi Moala joined First Up from Niue, where he's attending the Pacific Islands New Association Summit. Audio

5:06 AM.UK PM Sir Keir Starmer has lost a vote at his party conference - Ellie Jay reports from London. Audio

5:53 AM.Supermarket promotions have proved popular over the years - but not everybody is keen on collecting and just want cheaper prices - Mahvash Ikram went to find out more. Audio

5:47 AM.The government want more people to go back to a physical workplace - Wellington Regional Councillor Thomas Nash joined First Up to talk about the logistics of such a demand. Audio

5:23 AM.One of the country's oldest cars is up for grabs this week - producer Jeremy Parkinson talked with Emma Bacon from TradeMe about a classic jalopy Audio

5:14 AM.Argentina's still celebrating that win against the Springboks - Kate Pereyra Garcia reports Latin America Audio

5:07 AM.Australia's Federal government is moving to limit how much influence the country's billionaires have on the political process - Pam Corkery has the news out of Aussie Audio

5:51 AM.Get back in the office is the message to public servants from the Government - Finance and public services minister Nicola Willis joined Nathan Rarere to explain the position Audio

5:48 AM.New footage showing the release of pilot Philip Mehrtens in West Papua has emerged - RNZ Pacific's Eleisha Foon has this report. Audio

5:44 AM.The Black Caps crumbled on the final day of the first test against Sri Lanka - Nathan Rarere talked with bowler Ajaz Patel who claimed his second five-wicket haul Audio

5:27 AM.Bottle shops in a number of Auckland centres won't be open past 9pm, LDR's Torika Tokalau shares the details of the counci's new policy Audio

5:19 AM.Chris Gilbert tells us how odd the year has been weatherwise in Japan Audio

5:12 AM.UK's Labour party is having its conference at the moment, Henry Riley is there in his wellies and MacIntosh Audio

5:51 AM.The people behind a community driving scheme is concerned their taxpayer funding will be cut - producer Mahvash Ikram has the story. Audio