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5:52 AM.What is a Zine? First Up producer Leonard Powell takes a look at Zinefest, he went to meet organiser Catalina Nuñez-Elevancini Audio

5:48 AM.RNZ's Katie Kenny has a close look at mPox as a new variant of the disease forces the WHO to declare a global emergency Audio

5:24 AM.Associate Minister of Fruit and Veg is Richard Warwick brings us all the new from the markets Audio

5:15 AM.Botswana unveils the world's second largest ever diamond - Nabil Rufai has the details out of Africa Audio

5:05 AM.Kamala Harris takes centre stage at the DNC tonight, Bevan Hurley is on the job for First UP in New York City Audio

5:52 AM.Thursday is the time First Up talks with the Labour opposition, Carmel Sepuloni joined Nathan Rarere for a look at the political week. Audio

5:47 AM.A Kapiti Coast driving instructor is calling out the NZTA over delays in driver testing officer training, Mahvash Ikram has this report. Audio

5:35 AM.Movie lovers in Thames can now chill somewhere other than Netflix as a new cinema opens in the town, Leonard Powell went to have a look. Audio

5:23 AM.Cambridge's water tower has been marked for destruction, but not everyone is happy, RNZ's Natalie Akoorie has the story Audio

5:14 AM.A bus crash in Pakistan has killed a number of Pakistani pilgrims, Anas Mallick reports in from Islamabad Audio

5:06 AM.More bodies are recovered off Sicily in the wake of the super-yacht sinking, Anita Purcell-Sjölund has Thursday's news from Europe Audio

5:54 AM.Infometrics boss Brad Olsen takes a look at Open Banking and the prospect of a stronger Kiwibank Audio

5:47 AM.Budgeting is trending on TikTok, producer Mahvash Ikram looks at this new social media fad Audio

5:26 AM.The country's flashest apartment is listed for sale this week - TradeMe's Tiana Barns tells us about the penthouse atop Auckland's Metropolis building Audio

5:18 AM.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hopes to secure a ceasefire - he's in the Middle East, as is Alex Baird who has the regional update from Doha Audio

5:12 AM.President Biden signs off in Chicago - he's addressed the National Convention, Bevan Hurley has the reaction from New York Audio

5:06 AM.New rules for Aussie MPs and staffers, Pam Corkery updates us on news from across the Tasman Audio

5:50 AM.Finance Minister Nicola Willis joins First Up every Tuesday, this week she joined Nathan Rarere fresh from Koroneihana celebrations at Ngaruawahia Audio

5:44 AM.A race from London to Albania using only public transport sounds like fun, Nathan Rarere spoke with race organiser James Finnerty Audio

5:24 AM.The far north is having the Maori Ward discussion, Local Democracy reporter Susan Botting talks us through how that's playing out. Audio

5:16 AM.Japan's heading for a new Prime Minister after the ruling party changes leader, Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo Audio

5:12 AM.The result of Venezuela's contentious election is yet to be settled, Kate Pereyra-Gracia has the update from Argentina Audio

5:06 AM.A British billionaire is missing after a yacht sank in wild weather off Sicily, Henry Riley has the latest out of the UK Audio

5:50 AM.Transport Minister Simeon Brown has announced an investment in road policing - Nathan Rarere spoke with the AA's Simon Douglas about potential changes to road-side drug and alcohol testing Audio

5:45 AM.Driver test waiting times are growing forcing some new drivers to travel hundreds of kilometres for a test - producer Mahvash Ikram has this story Audio