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5:37 AM.Posters featuring Jacinda Ardern by two well known Kiwi artists have been ruled party advertisements by the Electoral Commission. The posters have been under investigation for nearly three weeks… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Auckland water blasting businesses say they are being unfairly targeted by the region's water restrictions. Under the current restrictions, commercial users cannot use an outdoor hose pipe to… Read more Audio

5:26 AM.Buying the autograph of a rock star can be a minefield. Questions over authenticity are always a concern - and this week's TradeMe listings include a guitar autographed by Slash from Guns'n'Roses… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.Rowan Quinn talks to UK correspondent Henry Riley who's in London about the government bailout for the arts sector, whether Prince Andrew is worried and how his pub experience was on Sardine Saturday.

5:50 AM.Members of the Pomare whanau say the recent discovery in Australia of a photo of their whanaunga Hemi Pomara has opened a new chapter into Aotearoa's history It's the oldest known photographic… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Sanitisers in every store, masks, checking in to bars and restaraunts....it all seems like a distant memory. And while many are celebrating the end of restrictions, some health professionals are… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.More than 135,000 Auckland children are overdue a dental check-up. Covid 19 restrictions have made long standing waiting lists in the city worse. Auckland woman, Ellie, has seen first hand how the… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.Nathan Rarere joins Rowan Quinn to discuss the past weekend's sports. And hot dogs. Audio

5:24 AM.Glenn Forsyth tells us what's going on in the produce markets. Audio

5:15 AM.Ellie Jay tells us what's currently trending on social media. Audio

5:11 AM.A new report has been published looking into the state of volunteering in Aotearoa, According to the survey, taken just before the coronavirus lockdown hit, fewer young people are volunteering but… Read more Audio

6:13 AM.After a long three months of closures, pubs and bars in England will be back pulling pints - with about a third of UK adults expected to fill its pubs. Customers will have to socially distance with… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.A couple stranded in New Zealand say a lack of clear decision-making about reopening Tonga's border has left them and thousands of others in limbo. More than 7000 Tongan citizens are thought to be… Read more Audio

5:41 AM.The government suspended funding for the America's Cup yesterday, amid claims of financial mismangement, which potentially involves public funds. It comes after allegations of spying, claims of… Read more Audio

5:31 AM.Nathan Rarere joins Indira Stewart to talk sport Audio

5:22 AM.Now for a look at the fresh produce markets, Indira Stewart talks with our Minister of Fruit and Vegetables Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:15 AM.Time to look at what's trending on social media now.. Here's First Up producer Ellie Jay Audio

5:45 AM.Tonga has banned all imports of mutton flaps as it tries to tackle high rates of diabetes and obesity in the country. The country has one of the highest rates of type 2 diabetes in the world and its… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.An agreement in principle has been reached for Auckland to take more water from the Waikato River. In an interim measure to help ease the regions drought, the city can now take an extra 25 megalitres… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.The children's charity Barnardos is urging Tamariki and Rangatahi to get involved with its latest art project - Dreams for the Decade. Anyone up to the age of 18 can enter the project, by creating a… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.A petition calling on the government to improve post birth rehabilitation care for women has reached over 15,000 signatures. It's saying that New Zealand is falling behind other countries in the… Read more Audio