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5:16 AM.Time now to hear from our correspondent in Japan Chris Gilbert. And he started by telling Nathan Rarere about two tourists who lost their lives in an avalanche. Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this morning in the United Kingdom - Nathan Rarere is joined from London by our correspondent Henry Riley. Audio

5:55 AM.In the central Auckland suburb of Epsom, the flooding found its way into an eight-unit townhouse complex on Gillies Ave. Reporter Leonard Powell spoke to one of the residents there, who -- thanks to… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.Among the areas worst affected by the floods in Auckland was Wairau Valley on Auckland's North Shore. It's where two of the four people confirmed to have died in the disaster lost their lives. Our… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.That's song can only mean one thing, it's time for our Minister of Fruit and Vegetables Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:15 AM.To Europe now, where Nathan Rarere is joined from Sweden by our correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund. Audio

5:07 AM.We begin this morning in the USA - joining First Up for the first time this morning is Newshub's North America correspondent Mitch McCann.. Audio

5:53 AM.Every week we speak to the deputy leaders of the two major parties. This year we are adding to the list and every Friday we will speak to the deputy leader of the ACT party Brooke van Velden. She… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.The future of the Grand Chateau Tongariro is in limbo with the hotel not taking any new bookings for 2023 and 2024. The hotel itself remains open, but virtually empty, as mystery surrounds next week's… Read more Audio

5:38 AM.Waka Kotahi will be forced to close Auckland Harbour Bridge over the anniversary weekend if severe winds of up to 110 km per hour come to pass. A Metservice amber alert is in place from 7am today… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.To Africa now, Nathan Rarere is joined from Ghana by our correspondent Nabil Ahmed. Audio

5:52 AM.Every Thursday this year we will hear from the Deputy Prime Minister. We're thrilled to welcome our new Deputy Carmel Sepuloni on the programme.. she's joining us live.. we think it's probably her… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.Prime Minister Chris Hipkins will spend his first official day on the job in Auckland visiting businesses today. It comes as Mr Hipkins is under pressure amid a global inflation pandemic and the cost… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.If there is one bugbear we had over the holidays.. besides the North Island weather... There's been a buzz in the air, and not of the good kind. It's the season of flies, and the wet holiday period… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Time now to get the latest from Tauranga with our local democracy reporting programme. Nathan Rarere asked reporter Alisha Evans why the good residents of Tauranga are not very happy with the council.

5:16 AM.To Europe now, where war is still raging in Ukraine - joining Nathan Rarere from Sweden is our correspondent Anita Purcell Sjölund. Audio

5:11 AM.We'll begin Thursday's programme in the sleepy town of London - Nathan Rarere is joined by our correspondent Henry Riley. Audio

5:52 AM.Chris Hipkins is to be sworn in as the new Prime Minister today, less than nine months out from the general election. So what will this mean for Labour's coalition partners? Joining Nathan Rarere to… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.An Auckland Postie's idea to write a childrens book dedicated to dogs on his run has turned into an unexpected success. Mike Paterson has delivered the mail on a pushbike for 33 years, becoming… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.The Australian Open is at the quarter final stage - with Nathan Rarere from Melbourne is tennis correspondent Dave Worsley. Audio

5:25 AM.This week on TradeMe, if you have you ever watched those television fishing shows and thought, that's a bit of me there's a job listing this week thats a great catch. And a famous pie shop and bakery… Read more Audio

5:13 AM.There's been another mass shooting in California - the third in just three days. The suspect in the latest shooting has been named as Chunli Zhao - who is accused of killing 7 people in the town of… Read more Audio