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5:12 AM.To Europe now, our correspondent in Sweden is Dr Anita Purcell-Sjölund who spoke with Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:06 AM.To the UK now, correspondent Ellie Jay is with us from London Audio

5:52 AM.It's been nearly nearly six months since the roll out of the green food waste bin was completed in Auckland. Food scraps in landfills make a lot of methane and CO2 which are harmful greenhouse gases… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.Move over Warbirds - another festival is coming to Wanaka! Campaigner and writer Max Harris is presenting Syndromes and Surgery, Politics and Personal at the Wanaka festival this weekend called… Read more Audio

5:28 AM.This week on TradeMe - a fancy old car that looks like the owner has 101 dalmations, and a house with more wood than the trees which surround it.. But first, producer Jeremy Parkinson talks with… Read more Audio

5:19 AM.To the Middle-East now - in Doha is Alex Baird. Audio

5:13 AM.On the line from New York is correspondent Bevan Hurley. Audio

5:50 AM.Nathan Rarere speaks every week to the finance minister and deputy National leader Nicola Willis. Audio

5:44 AM.When we think of elite athletes, we probably associate millions of dollars coming their way, endorsement contracts and sponsorships but that's not always the case. The Blacksticks mens hockey team… Read more Audio

5:30 AM.To the UK now - joining us from London is Henry Riley. Audio

5:16 AM.Time now to head to the regions and today it's the turn of Local Democracy Reporter Alisha Evans from Tauranga. Audio

5:11 AM.Nathan Rarere chats with our correspondent in Japan, Chris Gilbert. Audio

5:05 AM.Let's begin in South America, our correspondent in Argentina is Kate Pereyra-Garcia. Audio

5:52 AM.Finance Minister Nicola Willis says tax cuts will be the main feature of her first Budget in May. The Treasury is expecting growth to be $42.8 billion lower in the coming years than was estimated in… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.This weekend Wanaka once again host the Warbirds Over Wanaka airshow, the first event since 2018. Plane spotters from Aotearoa and around the world have the chance to see an amazing array of classic… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.Household bills are soaring, fuel costs are rising and the economy is in a recession. But that doesn't mean you have to put your holiday on hold. Our next guest says if you get creative enough, it's… Read more Audio

5:26 AM.We are heading to the Top of the South with our regional reporter there Samantha Gee. The West Coast Regional Council is "closely monitoring" the Taylorville Resource Park, Nathan Rarere asked her… Read more Audio

5:17 AM.To Europe now, Anita Purcell-Sjölund is our correspondent in Sweden. Audio

5:12 AM.To Pakistan now, with his eagle-eye cast across the subcontinent, we're joined from Islamabad by Anas Mallick. Audio

5:06 AM.Let's begin in the United Kingdom - it's an Ellie Jay day today. Audio

5:51 AM.A new flying school has opened in Auckland, geared towards training new pilots amidst a rapidly growing Aviation Industry. Figures from Airbus and Boeing show that by 2040, the world will need around… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.In just three months, 158 athletes from New Zealand will be heading to Paris for the Summer Olympics. One of them is sailor Tom Saunders, who told Nathan, how he'd taken a break from the sport after… Read more Audio

5:27 AM.This week on TradeMe, a 50-year-old car for people who love the waap-waap-waap-waap-waap-waaaap But before we get to that 1970s classic, TradeMe's Jess Malcolm talks Lego with producer Jeremy… Read more Audio

5:17 AM.To the hot-spot that is the Middle East, joining First Up from Doha is Alex Baird. Audio