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5:12 AM.Kamala Harris has named her Vice-Presidential running mate - he is Minnesota's Governor Tim Walz, Katherine Firkin tells us who he is. Audio

5:49 AM.It's been a golden day for Olympic debutant Finn Butcher who has won the Gold Medal in the Kayak Cross event - he spoke with Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:45 AM.Finn Butcher secured gold in his Kayak Cross event, his proud Nana Val talked with Nathan Rarere just after he won New Zealand's third gold medal of the Paris Olympics Audio

5:32 AM.Nathan Rarere spent the afternoon at the Speed Climbing event at the Paris games, and caught up with Sarah Tetzlaff who set her personal best and a new Oceania record. Audio

5:23 AM.New Zealand might seem a world away for our Olympic athletes right now but thanks to Ngai Tahu a little piece of home will always be with them. Nathan spoke with Chantal Tumahai from Ngai Tahu… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.Argentina has a gold medal and thousands of protesters have been arrested in Venezuela - Kate Pererya Garcia has the news out of Latin America Audio

5:10 AM.French swimming sensation Léon Marchand has brought the country together after months of political upheaval, correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund joined First Up from Europe Audio

5:50 AM.Rowing legend Emma Twigg wrapped up her career with a silver medal - she caught up with Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:45 AM.New Zealand producers are tagging along in Paris, peddling their wares - Simon Limmer from the Indevin Group has the job of selling wine to the French, Nathan Rarere asked him about that daunting… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.Barry Guy has been pounding the Parisian pavements chasing sport stories for the nation - he caught up with Lydia Ko as she prepared for her first round at the Olympic golf tournament Audio

5:26 AM.It's back to basics in the veggie isle - Glenn Forsyth has all the gold medal fruit and veggie news. Audio

5:17 AM.Team USA continues to dominate in the gymnastic events in Paris - Katherine Firkin talks Olympics and Trump with Nathan Rarere Audio

5:11 AM.Rioters have continued throughout the weekend in many places around the UK - Henry Riley reports from London Audio

5:42 AM.A full set of medals from the rowing overnight - Nathan spoke with a trifecta of winners after their events Audio

5:32 AM.Our 1500m hopes rest on the shoulders of Sam Tanner - Nathan Rarere caught up with him before his first race Audio

5:23 AM.Cauliflower is the star of the week in the veggie isle - Glenn Forsyth joins us from the fresh produce markets with Fruit of the Week: NZ Grapefruit Audio

5:15 AM.South Africa has the continent's only gold, Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Ghana Audio

5:10 AM.Simone Biles is leading the US charge at the Paris Olympics - Bevan Hurley reports from New York Audio

5:47 AM.Pipped at the post! Hayden Wilde has taken the silver in the Paris Triathlon, helped along by his teammate Dylan McCullough - they talked with First Up's Nathan Rarere Audio

5:19 AM.How is Australia doing at the Paris games? Pam Corkery has the update Audio

5:10 AM.Team Great Britain are doing well on the medal table - another gold has been had Alex Yee pipping Kiwi Hayden Wilde in the triathlon - Ellie Jay has the latest Audio

5:49 AM.Tahiti is about as far away from Paris as you can get - and that's where the world's best surfers have gathered for their Olympic event - Kiwi journalist Ashlee Tulloch joined First Up from Tahiti Audio

5:44 AM.Slalom canoeist Finn Butcher has made his final - and his biggest fan, Nana Val watched on from her home in the Central Otago town of Ophir. Audio

5:33 AM.It's the Black Ferns Sevens playing Canada in the Olympic 7s final - just before the game, Nathan Rarere talked with injured star Shiray Kaka Audio

5:24 AM.Speed Climbing is new to the Olympic Games, Nathan Rarere spoke with Sarah Tetzlaff who set a record during her games prep Audio