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5:16 AM.Japan and the US prepare for potential trouble in Taiwan - Chris Gilbert tells us about it Audio

5:10 AM.Drink spiking and floods in Wales, Henry Riley fronts up in his wellies with the big news out of the UK Audio

5:52 AM.15-year-old Sam Ruthe is the fastest 15 year old over 3000m on the entire planet, he talked with Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:46 AM.Former Tauranga Mayor Tenby Powell is back from Ukraine, after delivering more ambulances to the war zone. Audio

5:23 AM.5+ A Day celebrates a number of milestones this year, our Fruit and Veggie minister Glenn Forsyth reports from the markets. Audio

5:14 AM.German politics are in a mess, and protests are being held all over the continent, Anita Purcell-Sjölund reports from Sweden Audio

5:06 AM.Trump's cabinet picks have now all been named, Katherine Firkin has the news from the USA Audio

5:53 AM.It's all go on the greens this week as Bowls NZ runs The Oceania Challenge - Matthew Hutching went along to catch the action Audio

5:48 AM.Gang patch legislation came into force this week - RNZ Explainer editor Katie Kenny tells us all about it Audio

5:25 AM.It's Friday at the markets which means Glenn Forsyth has his Fruit of the Week NZ Tomatoes Audio

5:17 AM.Spain opens its arms to undocumented migrants, many of whom are from Africa, Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Ghana Audio

5:12 AM.Donald Trump's cabinet is coming together, and sexual assault allegations appear to be a common thread - Bevan Hurley reports from New York Audio

5:06 AM.The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israel's Prime Minister among others - Alex Cadier has the details Audio

5:53 AM.Labour's Carmel Sepuloni looks back on the treaty Hikoi and discusses the new gang patch ban Audio

5:46 AM.Three new covid variants are doing the rounds, but Dr Lisa Connor says the virus is yet to settle into a seasonal pattern like the flu Audio

5:34 AM.Watercare is to build a small-scale advanced water treatment plant to deal with drinking water issues caused by climate change - Matthew Hutching talked with Shannon Palmer from Watercare. Audio

5:22 AM.How did a seal end up 40m above the water on the Maui A platform - Robin Martin has some answers Audio

5:14 AM.Air pollution continues to plague New Delhi - and in Pakistan, Imran Khan has been granted bail - Anas Mallick reports from Islamabad Audio

5:08 AM.Ukraine begins using long-range British rockets and GenZ are making woke sandwiches - Henry Riley has all the news from the UK Audio

5:53 AM.Reuben Taipari, looked back on his whanau's 1000km journey from Ahipara to Wellington on Hikoi mo te Tiriti Audio

5:49 AM.Hikoi mo te tiriti arrived at Parliament yesterday - First Up looks back on an historic day in Wellington Audio

5:45 AM.What does $1 get you these days? We sent our producer Mahvash Ikram to find out. Audio

5:23 AM.TradeMe's Emma Bacon talks about their People's Choicest awards, a cold-war era piano and a Cadillac fit for The King. Audio

5:15 AM.A US envoy is meeting leaders in Lebanon in the hope of working out a ceasefire deal - Alex Baird reports on that from Doha. Audio

5:06 AM.More charges for Australian broadcaster Alan Jones - Pam Corkery has the latest news from across the Tasman.. Audio