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5:05 AM.Rishi Sunak's attempt to relate to those going without falls flat - Henry Riley updates us from the UK Audio

5:53 AM.Fieldays kicks off in Hamilton and it's not all about utes, tractors, sheep and cows - Andrew Hill is bringing the SeaDoo to the party Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Olympic Cyclist Sam Dakin is heading to Paris - Nathan Rarere asks if this selection differs from Tokyo four years ago Audio

5:25 AM.A Huia feather is up for grabs on TradeMe, only a few weeks after another example sold for nearly $50,000 - Brad Stockman from TradeMe chats about this week's Cool Auctions. Audio

5:17 AM.Hamas has agreed to the UN's ceasefire resolution - Alex Baird has more from the Middle-East Audio

5:11 AM.The Australian opposition is hoping nuclear energy will be a big election issue - Pam Corkery has more from across the Tasman Audio

5:06 AM.Hunter Biden has been found guilty on federal gun charges - Bevan Hurley is in NYC. Audio

5:49 AM.Finance Minister Nicola Willis faces yet another week of questions over promised cancer drug funding Audio

5:44 AM.1500 Auckland homes are yet to be categorised 16 months after the January 2023 floods as Mahvash Ikram reports. Audio

5:34 AM.The New Zealand Bacon and Ham awards kick off today - the world's luckiest judge Todd Treadwell joined First Up Audio

5:22 AM.Ashburton sets its long term rates plan - LDR reporter Jonathan Leask tells us more Audio

5:06 AM.BBC presenter Michael Mosley died of natural cuases according to Greek authorities - Henry Riley has the latest out of the UK Audio

5:53 AM.Auckland Council warns it will remove recycling bins from households regularly using them for general rubbish. Under the new recycling rules several items such as aerosol cans, lids and aluminium… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.Keeping the punters energised is part of the plan for sport organist Jeremy Boyer -who plays the stadium organ for Major League baseball team the St Louis Cardinals Audio

5:26 AM.The Minister of Fruit and Veges, Glenn Forsyth talks with Nathan about Fakeaways amongst the ususal rundown of what's best buying at the markets this week. Audio

5:19 AM.Our correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund on elections that are well underway in the European Union, with early indications suggesting a swing to the far right across the bloc. Audio

5:10 AM.Israel frees four hostages taken by Hamas last October - but kill more than 270 Palestinians in the process as Alex Baird reports from Doha. Audio

5:05 AM.Migrant arrest are down at the US border - Mitch McCann has the latest from New York Audio

5:50 AM.The largest collection of fossilized faeces is housed in the Poozeum in Williams, Arizona. Nathan talks with curator George Frandsen. Audio

5:45 AM.The government has allocated $230 million to deal with pandemic preperation, Explainers editor Katie Kenny tells us what the plan is. Audio

5:20 AM.The Minister, Glenn Forsyth, tells us about good priced winter veges available this weekend and apples and mandarins are still the best priced fruit. Fruit of the Week is Australian Navel Oranges! Audio

5:12 AM.The ANC has lost their parliamentary majority in South Africa, Nabil Ahmed Rufai tells us about negotiations to form a government. Audio

5:07 AM.President Biden spoke to crowds gathered in Normandy for D-Day commemorations - Bevan Hurley reports from New York Audio

5:51 AM.Labour's Deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni weighs in on proposed changes to the Holiday's Act. Audio

5:46 AM.Covid numbers are on the rise again - Otago University Professor of Biochemistry Kurt Krause says it's a two year peak Audio