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5:47 AM.New data shows public service cuts haven't made the savings the government was hoping - RNZ's Katie Kenny crunches the numbers so you didn't have to. Audio

5:27 AM.What will Fruit of the Week be?? Only our Minister of Fruit and Veggies knows for sure - spoiler: Tomatoes Audio

5:18 AM.Rugby league's future stars are on show in either Blockhouse Bay or Takanini this weekend in the Pasifika Youth Cup - John "JD" Devonshire from New Zealand Rugby league talked with Nathan Rarere Audio

5:13 AM.One Direction star Liam Payne's died falling from a Buenos Aires hotel - Kate Pererya Garcia reports from Argentina Audio

5:07 AM.Kamala Harris makes her first appearance on Fox News - Bevan Hurley tells us how she went. Audio

5:50 AM.Labour Deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni talks politics in her weekly slot - this week we talk the struggles of foodbanks Audio

5:35 AM.INEOS Britannia has struck back at Team New Zealand winning both races overnight - Sir Ian Taylor is in Barcelona and talked with Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:23 AM.Who shot a sea lion pup and it's mum in the Caitlins? Tess Brunton reports on the hunt for Otago's sea lion murderer Audio

5:15 AM.The leaders of the SCO are in Pakistan's capital - so is correspondent Anas Mallick who explained what the SCO is. Audio

5:06 AM.Inflation is down here in Aotearoa, and in the United Kingdom - Ellie Jay has the news from London. Audio

5:52 AM.Naenae College principal Chris Taylor says his school won't be able to provide meals for students in need after their supplier said the new $3.50 per student budget isn't economic. Audio

5:46 AM.Knives up or down in the dishwasher? James le Page from Consumer NZ answers quirky questions from the First Up office Audio

5:25 AM.Herbie the Love Bug reborn as a race car - that's one of the featured auctions on TradeMe this week Audio

5:16 AM.Israel's seige of North Gaza continues, with horrific scenes coming out of the bombing of a hospital - Alex Baird reports from the Middle-East Audio

5:07 AM.New rules in Australia will fast-track the registration of foreign doctors with New Zealand doctors in the sights - Pam Corkery has the story out of Brisbane. Audio

5:54 AM.It's global handwashing day - are New Zealanders washing our hands enough? Mahvash Ikram has the story. Audio

5:46 AM.Why isn't there a microwave for left handers? Consumer NZ's James Le Page answer this, and other quirky consumer questions Audio

5:36 AM.Finance Minister Nicola Willis talks the week in politics with Nathan Rarere, this week - the Manawanui and a new political poll. Audio

5:27 AM.New dog rules across the Tasman region - and they're not proving popular with some, reporter Max Frethy told us why Audio

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