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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

5:46 AM.Israel and Hezbollah have spent the weekend killing each other - here with an updated scorecard is Alex Baird in Doha. Audio

5:23 AM.5+ A Day has this month's update - Glenn Forsyth has the latest from the fresh produce markets. Audio

5:14 AM.The French love a protest - and the weekend saw protests across the country as President Macron names a right-wing government - Anita Purcell-Sjölund reports from Europe. Audio

5:08 AM.Another debate appears to be off the cards as Donald Trump says no - Katherine Firkin has the latest from the campaign trail. Audio

5:52 AM.45 days to go until the presidential election - Bevan Hurley is on the case for First Up Audio

5:47 AM.Clothes by the kilo is now a thing, Leonard Powell went to find out more Audio

5:22 AM.It's bananas at the markets this weekend. It's also asparagus season - as Glenn Forsyth points out. Fruit of the Week: Bananas Audio

5:14 AM.Mako stalwart Quentin MacDonald reflects on another week as a holder of the Ranfurly Shield Audio

5:09 AM.Liberia has sent Guinea's most wanted man back home - Nabil Ahmed Rufai has the news from Africa Audio

5:52 AM.Labour's Ginny Anderson talks with Nathan Rarere about the political issues of the week Audio

5:47 AM.The Wairoa Star is back with a local iwi buying the paper after it stopped publishing in May - iwi chief executive Aayden Clarke talked with Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:36 AM.Nathan Rarere talked with Maia Faddy fromTamaki Paenga Hira, The Auckland War Memorial Museum about what they're doing to celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Maori. Audio

5:24 AM.Manawatu residents might have to pay to use the new road through the gorge - and many aren't happy at the prospect, Jimmy Ellingham has the update Audio

5:14 AM.Anas Mallick reports on all the goings on in Pakistan, India and the wider region. Audio

5:06 AM.Electronic communication devices continue to explode across Lebanon - Alex Baird has the latest from the Middle-East Audio

5:51 AM.Film photography is making a comeback - producer Leonard Powell is getting right in to it. Audio

5:46 AM.Rink Hockey is having its World Champs in Italy - but what even is Rink Hockey? Under 19 team manager Rob Vazey explains how it works and Quinn Fraser on playing against the Big Guns. Audio