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5:40 AM.The Sunday Times rugby correspondent Stephen Jones reckons the next All Blacks coach has a lot of work to do - and might have to make themselves unpopular to start. It comes after New Zealand's shock… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.Business where every morning we answer one of your questions. Should we still be celebrating Labour Day given the way we work has changed? Kim Savage informs us. Audio

5:54 AM.Concern about school children vaping has spread beyond Auckland and principals are warning even primary and intermediate-aged children are using vapes. The government says it will soon introduce a… Read more Audio

5:41 AM.Three days after the SkyCity Convention Centre fire began, firefighter crews are in the recovery phase of their operation. The massive fire which engulfed the entire roof of the $700 million dollar… Read more Audio

5:38 AM.Let's go to business now where every morning we answer one of your questions. From Martin comes the question "Why can't we have a tax on banking transactions with a small charge each time money moves… Read more Audio

5:27 AM.This time last week, First Up brought you the story of 79 year old Sikh marathon runner Balbir Singh Basra who was hoping to finish his 14th marathon last Sunday in under 5 hours. That wasn't to be… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Parcels stuffed with single-use plastic are landing in parliamentary post-boxes, sent from concerned Kiwis across the country. It's all part of a new movement, demanding the politicians put aside… Read more Audio

5:19 AM.The majority of Auckland's beaches will be safe to use this Labour weekend - despite water used to put out the SkyCity convention centre fire being pumped into the harbour. About a million litres of… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.New Zealanders could soon be saying kia ora Siri thanks to new funding from the Government. The Northland based Te Hiku Media and Dragonfly Data Science has been given 13 million over seven years by… Read more Audio

5:41 AM.Auckland's CBD is heading into a third day of disruption - as the fire at the International Convention Centre continues to burn for the second night in a row. Firefighters had hoped that the main… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.With the fire at the International Convention Centre still burning but under control, what happens next for the businesses concerned? Nona Pelletier has this report. Audio

5:24 AM.We return to the fire at the SkyCity International Convention centre now - the roof of which is still burning despite hopes it would be killed off yesterday evening. It's been 42 hours since the fire… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.The central city has been eerily deserted over the past few days with many shops and businesses closed because of the fire. Firefighters are still fighting flames on top of the Heart of the City is… Read more Audio

5:07 AM.But first to the UK where 39 bodies have been found in a freight container on the back of a truck in Essex. The truck entered the UK on Saturday and is believed to be registered in Bulgaria. The… Read more Audio

5:53 AM.If you're just joining us let's return now to the fire at the International Convention Centre in Auckland which has been burning for the past 16 hours. At this moment, firefighters are still fighting… Read more Audio

5:42 AM.Firefighters are still fighting the fire that has engulfed the roof of Auckland's under-construction $700 million International Convention Centre. The massive fire which began around 1 o'clock… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.Container Door is an on-line retailer, attempting to "disrupt" the traditional retail market by by-passing retail outlets and marketing directly to consumers. Launched four years ago buy retail… Read more Audio

5:19 AM.England's rugby coach Eddie Jones is doing his best to spice things up ahead of Saturday's clash with the All Blacks in the Rugby World Cup semifinals in Japan. Never one to shy away from a touch of… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.A global movement of activists and animal lovers 'bearing witness' to pigs, chickens, cows and sheep as they are trucked into meat-works has made its way to New Zealand. If you're heading to or from… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.Revolutionary facial recognition technology for sheep may change the face of farming in New Zealand. Dunedin company Iris Data Science have received 40-thousand dollars from Callaghan Innovation to… Read more Audio