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5:47 AM.A 23 year old is using her own experience with mental health to push for better education for young people in all New Zealand schools. Lucy McSweeney gave a heartfelt submission to the Health Select… Read more Audio

5:39 AM.It's a new technology that's been described as the biggest thing since the internet, and advocates say it's now or never for New Zealand to get on-board. Blockchain was created for the controversial… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.What happens at the annual meeting of a public company? Here with the answer is business reporter, Nona Pelletier. Audio

5:10 AM.A vegetarian butcher reckons some farmers are threatened by the rise in alternative proteins. The Protein Tech conference in Auckland has been looking at the future of food production and consumption… Read more Audio

5:54 AM.The best pies in the land have been decided - and a mince and cheese pie from Gold Star Patrick Pies in Tauranga has taken home the supreme title. Gold, Silver, Bronze and highly commended are awarded… Read more Audio

5:42 AM.A West Coast school forced to shut when more than a third of its pupils became sick has been offered help by a Christchurch cleaning company. Staff at Westport North School donned rubber gloves and… Read more Audio

5:38 AM.Why are the number of building consents issued for Auckland at record highs when there are so many problems in the building sector. Here's business editor Gyles Beckford. Audio

5:10 AM.To Spain where a fourth election in four years is looming after the interim Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, failed in his latest attempt to form a government. Mr Sanchez had been trying to achieve a… Read more Audio

5:42 AM.Despite facing 18 inquiries over the last 30 years, hundreds of families say investigations into the department of Oranga Tamariki, formerly known as CYFS, do not go far enough. Read more Audio

5:35 AM.What's the benefit of trade deals? Here with the answer is business reporter, Madison Reidy. Audio

5:24 AM.A nationwide hikoi - or march - calling for change at Oranga Tamariki will take place today - as the group 'Hands off our Tamariki' delivers an open letter to parliament. They're rallying against what… Read more Audio

5:19 AM.It's been a long wait for the families of the 29 men killed when Pike River Mine exploded in 2010. But work is now underway to prepare for the next step in the process -- that is recovery workers… Read more Audio

5:53 AM.Despite assurances from the Prime Minister that construction on Ihumatao won't start until the land dispute is resolved, people are choosing to get work off today so they can continue occupying the… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.Many police in New Zealand are on the frontline before most of us have even had our breakfast. They're up and about like us and our listeners at the crack of dawn and they're patrolling the streets… Read more Video, Audio

5:35 AM.How much is theft costing retailers? Business reporter, Nona Pelletier has this report. Audio

5:24 AM.We've got our fruit and vege expert Glenn Forsyth joining us - we're right in the middle of winter which means it's not the most exciting time of the year for fruit and veges is it Glenn? (But onions… Read more Audio

5:20 AM.A campaign is being launched later this morning bringing attention on the farming practice of winter cropping or winter grazing. This is where both dairy and beef cattle are strip fed on a paddock of… Read more Audio

5:09 AM.Let's head to Hong Kong where anti-goverment and pro-democracy protestors have taken to the street for the eighth weekend in a row. Protesters fought chaotic battles across the city, facing off… Read more Audio

5:53 AM.The stand-off between protesters, or protectors, is now in its fourth day as the land dispute at Ihumatao continues with supporter numbers increasing everyday. Green party MPs are expected to arrive… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.A former Gloriavale member has told First Up he returns under the cover of night to try and help others leave the religious community. Yesterday, James Harrison shared his experience of leaving… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.What's the deal with this whole Sky TV, Spark stoush? Here with the answer is our business reporter, Madison Reidy. Audio

5:27 AM.We're heading into the weekend and some of you might be hitting early morning markets tomorrow. If you are - we've got Glenn Forsyth with us with the low-down on what to look out for on the fruit and… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.A while ago we spoke to Ruth MacKenzie who along with her husband Mark is living in Dili in East Timor working for Volunteer Service Abroad. The last time we spoke, Mark was working but Ruth was yet… Read more Audio

5:13 AM.A Tasman clifftops resident reckons there's too much hype over climate change. The Tasman District Council has embarked on a plan to inform coastal residents if their property might be subject to sea… Read more Audio