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5:45 AM.An Auckland couple who picked up a supposedly desexed dog from a Hawke's Bay pound before Christmas are now caring for eight puppies. Sarah Bryant and Hera Nathan are now trying to get answers - and… Read more Audio

5:30 AM.Gyles Beckford tells us all the business news and what's going on in the markets.  Audio

5:21 AM.Our "Minister of Fruit and Veg" Glenn Forsyth takes a look at the great buys from the markets. Audio

5:09 AM.It's looking likely Donald Trump's impeachment trial will wrap up this week after Senators voted along party lines on Friday to not allow witnesses to be called. President Trump has been on trial for… Read more Audio

5:55 AM.When the Sawmill Brewery caught fire in October last year, its owners Kirsty McKay and Mike Sutherland feared the worst. The fire, which quickly spread to the brewery's roof and offices, could have… Read more Audio

5:55 AM.The weather is switching it on again for much of the country, with temperatures climbing up to the mid-thirties for the second weekend in a row. Metservice says heatwave conditions are likely for… Read more Audio

5:38 AM.Masterton's community housing provider is asking the government to open up its rent-to-income scheme to all its tenants, who they say are unfairly disadvantaged just for living in the region. That's… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.Our "Minister of Fruit and Veg" Glenn Forsyth takes a look at the great buys from the markets. Audio

5:11 AM.The wait is nearly over - in just over 30 hours time the UK will formally leave the European Union. It will immediately enter an 11-month transition period during which it will continue to obey EU… Read more Audio

5:53 AM.Every Thursday we throw a dart at a map of the country and pick a Mayor to talk with, this week it landed firmly in Central Otago, where Tim Cadogan is four months into his second term as the region's… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.Isolated and vulnerable New Zealanders will be evacuated alongside Australians from the city of Wuhan in a joint operation with the Australian Government. The exact details have yet to be determined… Read more Audio

5:41 AM.An 11-year-old sushi fan who was fed up with the plastic packaging it came in has returned to his favourite store to find they've made a change.  Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Documents show the Education Review Office was poised to give a positive report to an early childhood service the Education Ministry wanted to shut down due to multiple rules breaches. The ministry… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Many of us have been recycling for years - but it turns out we're not that good at it. Research from the Waste Management Institute's found almost 40 percent of plastics that can be recycled end up in… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.Pam Corkery is a Kiwi icon. A broadcaster, writer and former MP - she can now add "First Up Australia correspondent" to her lengthy CV.. And she joins me now from Brisbane for the latest on what's… Read more Audio

5:53 AM.In 234 days time - the 19th September - New Zealanders will head to the polls, and there'll be a lot on the ballot. As well as the electorate and party vote, there's two referendums - one on… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.The interim retirement commissioner says raising the age to receive superannuation payments would do more harm than good. In a three-yearly review of retirement income policy released this morning… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.If you're anything like the First Up team then you love cheese and the only thing stopping you buying it is the price or how close you are to the supermarket, But for orthodox Jews, their choice of… Read more Video, Audio

5:23 AM.A new production coming to Auckland audiences over the next month combines the story of one man's personal struggle with the loss of his partner and loss of the magnificent stand of trees surrounding… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.The British Government is set to allow Chinese tech giant Huawei to participate in the roll-out of super-fast 5G mobile networks - despite last minute pressure from the US. The Trump administration… Read more Audio

5:53 AM.As schools across the country begin to reopen, low decile schools have shared the struggles many families are facing - with some siblings sharing uniforms. KidsCan surveyed 210 decile 1-4 schools with… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.A tragic twist of fate saved a team of New Zealand volunteers in Australia from being in the spot where a plane came down last week. Three American firefighters died when their water bombing aircraft… Read more Audio