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5:51 AM.North America correspondent Katherine Firkin has an update on the Vancouver car attack which has left 11 dead and more than 20 injured. Audio

5:45 AM.Former Minister of Transport Michael Wood found himself at the Vatican for the funeral on Saturday, he talked with producer Matthew Hutching Audio

5:24 AM.Glenn Forsyth is back after two massive long weekends with all the fruit and veggie news. Audio

5:15 AM.Itay Dom is one of a number of nominations for the country's most prestigious comedy prize - the Billy T Award which is announced next month. Audio

5:09 AM.A big weekend at The Vatican for the funeral of Pope Francis - Anita Purcell-Sjölund reports from Europe Audio

5:50 AM.Labour's deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni joins First Up for a look at the week in politics Audio

5:46 AM.Alex Cadier reports on preparations for the funeral of Pope Francis Audio

5:24 AM.LDR's Wairarapa reporter Lucy Cooper investigates a local fuel theft Audio

5:10 AM.Ellie Jay reports on Prime Minister Luxon's UK trip as he heads to Gallipoli and on to Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis Audio

5:51 AM.Finance Minister Nicola Willis on trade and Budget 2025 Audio

5:46 AM.Australian leaders remember Pope Francis, but who will represent the country at his funeral? Pam Corkery reports from Brisbane. Audio

5:23 AM.Emma Bacon presents a few of the interesting auctions on TradeMe Audio

5:09 AM.Christians in the Middle East have been celebrating Easter, Alex Baird told Nathan Rarere that hasn't been easy Audio

5:54 AM.Former Catholic spokesperson Lyndsay Freer talked with Nathan about the life and legacy of Pope Francis. Audio

5:24 AM.LDR's David Hill has news of Rangiora's link road proposal Audio

5:16 AM.Correspondent Henry Riley tells Nathan Rarere how the Pope Francis' death has been greeted in the UK Audio

5:10 AM.To a local story now, and on Friday, Levi Franks from Christchurch won the Under 21s Croquet World Championship in Florida. Levi was there in a group of five young Kiwi players. Our reporter Ke-Xin Li… Read more Audio

5:49 AM.Kieran McAnulty talks the week in politics from a Labour perspective Audio

5:45 AM.Former President Joe Biden has addressed the chaos of the Trump presidency - Bevan Hurley reports from New York Audio

5:24 AM.Mark Lundy has another shot at parole today - Jimmy Ellingham has the news from Palmerston North Audio

5:13 AM.The UK's highest court has ruled over the legal status of transgender women, Ellie Jay has the news from London Audio

5:51 AM.It wouldn't be Easter without the threat of a cyclone - Weather Watch's Phillip Duncan casts his expert eye up tropical cyclone Tam Audio

5:23 AM.A rare double transport feature on TradeMe this week - a Helicopter and a well-known Auckland rickshaw Audio

5:15 AM.101 year old Neville Sandiford is a gun on the croquet pitch - he's the current doubles champ at his resthome in Kapiti. Audio

5:10 AM.Jordanian authorities have busted a plot involving explosives and drones - Alex Baird has the story Audio