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5:26 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from the fresh produce markets is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:17 AM.To Europe, joining First Up from Berlin is correspondent Nita Blake-Persen. Audio

5:08 AM.With more on those strikes across the Middle-East, we're joined from New York City by Newshub's North America correspondent Mitch McCann. Audio

5:51 AM.It's been more than four months, and many many kilometres - but cancer survivor Kate Wightman is about to complete her journey down the length of Aotearoa. Two years ago, aged 29, the former elite… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.It's all go in Otepoti Dunedin, with the 2024 New Zealand Masters Games kicking off tomorrow. Each day we'll check in on one of the interesting sporting events that are happening. And today it's… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Healthy produce time with the Minister of Fruit and Veges Mr Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the Week: Apricots Audio

5:14 AM.Time to find out what's making news in the biggest continent on Earth, Nabil Ahmed Rufai is based in Accra, Ghana. Audio

5:06 AM.First Up and about is Bevan Hurley in New York. Audio

5:53 AM.On Wednesday, Police Minister Mark Mitchell recommitted to the coalition government's agreement to train an additional 500 police officers within two years. On Tuesday he told Parliament it would take… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.As we get back from the summer break and into a new year of work, the sweltering heat may have you wondering what you can wear to the office. Lucky for me here at First Up, the building's virtually… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.February is upon us and the last offical month of summer is still expected to have plenty of hot days. Auckland hit 30 degrees celsius yesterday When's it gonna cool down? Joining us with all the… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Time to discover the goings on in the Otago and Southland neighbourhood with RNZ reporter Tess Brunton. Audio

5:14 AM.Time now to head to Europe with the latest from our correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund in Sweden. Audio

5:06 AM.With us from the UK is our correspondent in London Ellie Jay. Audio

5:36 AM.This week in the Wonderful World of TradeMe, a chance to pop the question in the most unique place of places. Producer Leonard Powell spoke to TradeMe's Jess Malcolm. Audio

5:18 AM.The latest from the Middle East with our correspondent Alex Baird in Doha. Audio

5:12 AM.If you want to party and look after the climate at the same time, a brand new Festival has you covered this weekend.

Future Future is a free festival which is set over a 3km stretch of Auckland's… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.And time now to check in with our US correspondent Bevan Hurley for the latest in his part of the world. Audio

5:05 AM.
We love listener feedback at First Up! A listener reached out yesterday and said enough of the mainstream sports, what about Hang gliding?

The 46th annual New Zealand Hang Gliding Open… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.Let's head across the Tasman for the latest with our correspondent Pam Corkery. Audio

5:54 AM.It's back to school for many families this week - and that usually means back to school fees and all those extra costs. The charity KidsCan says they're seeing demand for school support at its highest… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.To politics, and the Coalition government is getting a tax cuts package ready for the Budget in May. Associate Minister of Finance and ACT leader David Seymour wants to cut the top tax rate from 39… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Now to Northland, where the world's oldest-known "parkrunner" has recently celebrated his one hundredth birthday and his 175th ParkRun. Whangarei man Colin Thorne turned 100 years old a couple of… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Nathan Rarere talks with local democracy reporter with the Ashburton Guardian, Jonathan Leask. Audio

5:15 AM.Time now to head to South America where we talk with our correspondent Kate Pereyra-Garcia. Audio