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5:22 AM.A new art exhibition which takes an intimate look at what it means to be 18 and a woman in New Zealand launches tonight in Auckland. It's called 18 X 18, and it covers topics like Islamophobia… Read more Audio

5:57 AM.Yesterday's questions and answers: 1/. What was the name of Michael Jackson's pet chimpanzee? Bubbles 2/. What is the nickname for New Orleans in the USA? The Big Easy 3/. What did the Normans conquer… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.The world's first HIV positive sperm bank launches today hoping to reduce the stigma still felt by those living with the virus. It's called 'Sperm Positive' and currently has three donors signed up… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.Council staff will be going on a wild goose chase over the coming few weeks - as they try to round up the 170 or so geese living in Auckland's Western Springs. Nita Blake-Person spoke to Agnes… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.An American lawyer and a New Zealand teenager have joined forces to lobby for greater toilet access for people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. About 20,000 New Zealanders suffer with IBD - needing… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Two kakapo whose entire species was threatened by a deadly fungal disease are being returned to their island homes today. Nine of the critically-endangered parrots died as a result of a rampant… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.The navigator on a Polynesian vaka currently making its way around Aotearoa/New Zealand is helping youth in her native Tahiti to re-learn the ways of the sea. Moeata Galenon is an employment… Read more Video, Audio

5:57 AM.This week we're testing the general knowledge of our listeners who are up early like us. The questions have been prepared by our quiz master who's former journalist and semi retired high school… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.Crossing to the UK now, with our correspondent Alex Cadier. Audio

5:38 AM.Moeraki locals are upset at the increasing amount of visitors etching their names into the famous boulders. They're asking DOC and the Waitaki District Council to put a stop to the behaviour, which… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Do you prefer red or green apples? People have traditionally favoured red-skinned apples but soon they may become a luxury food item due to climate change. Warmer temperatures are affecting the… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Are you just a little over your traditional Christmas tree? How does a smoke-breathing, Godzilla shaped tree sound to you? For more on Tree-zilla and other interesting auctions on TradeMe this week… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.A hard hitting report into winter grazing practices has made 11 recommendations, but the true extent of the problem remains unknown. The special taskforce into winter grazing was set up in August… Read more Audio

5:54 AM.The National Park Chief Fire Officer says women shouldn't be afraid to join the ranks. Marilla Swift was recently part of regions first all-female response crew during a callout. She says it was a… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.First Up's General Knowledge quiz - Monday Read more Audio

5:43 AM.A New Zealand midwife has spent the last few weeks in Peru where she travelled to help a first-time mum give birth in a hut in the middle of the Amazon rainforest. It isn't the first time Sharon… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Joining me now from the fruit and vegetable markets is our Minister of Fruit and Veg Glenn Forsyth.. Audio

5:08 AM.Voters in Hong Kong have turned out in record numbers to cast their ballots in the territory's district council elections. Nearly 2.9 million people had voted in the hour before polls shut - that's a… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.Now's your chance to see New Zealand's future dance stars in action. The New Zealand School of Dance in Wellington are having their graduation season performances through until next weekend at Te… Read more Audio

5:26 AM.Joining me now for a look at the weekend's fruit and vege bargains is Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:12 AM.The owner of a new Auckland daycare centre which will be open for 13 hours a day, says he's doing it to meet the needs of families in his community. Rrahul Dosshi from the Rainbow Corner Group, says… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.Let's begin in Washington DC where this week's last two witnesses are appearing before the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Joining us now is our correspondent Nick Harper. Audio