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5:11 AM.Nathan Rarere catches up with our Tokyo correspondent Chris Gilbert. Audio

5:05 AM.Time now to head to the UK to get the latest from our correspondent Henry Riley. Audio

5:52 AM.It's Auckland Anniversary Day today, and it's not looking too bad weather-wise, for the city of sails' annual regatta. It's known to be one of the world's oldest regattas - even older than the… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Pickleball! It's the sport with the strange name that is sweeping the world, particularly amongst the over 60s. It's said to be the fastest growing sport in America, and with clubs now popping up all… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Our Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth with the lowdown on good produce buys this week. Audio

5:15 AM.And it's Monday morning so time to cross to our Europe correspondent Nita Blake-Persen. Audio

5:11 AM.For almost 75 years the United Nations Relief and Works Agency has been helping millions of Palestinian refugees. The agency depends on donor countries, but a total of nine governments have paused… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.Newshub's North America correspondent is Mitch McCann and he's based in New York. Audio

5:50 AM.A fiery week in politics with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon defending his government's policies at Ratana, and promising they would honour the Treaty of Waitangi. Labour's deputy leader Carmel… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series final is taking place in Auckland this anniversary weekend. If you pop down to the viaduct today and look by the events centre, you'll see divers training from… Read more Audio

5:26 AM.First Up's Minister of Fruit and Veges has the latest news from the world of fresh produce  Audio

5:18 AM.Africa correspondent Nabil Ahmed Rufai brings us the latest from his part of the world  Audio

5:11 AM.The latest from our Pacific correspondent Kalafi Moala  Audio

5:05 AM.We're whizzing around the world this morning beginning in the US of A with our correspondent in New York City, Mr Bevan Hurley. Audio

5:45 AM.If you are waiting to sit your restricted or full driver licence in a place like Auckland you might be waiting a while for an open slot. Some frustrated learner drivers say they're waiting up to a… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.We love a bit of nostalgia here at First Up, and we've got a healthy dose for you. Its Pinball!

The 8th annual New Zealand Pinball Champs are happening this weekend in Pukekohe. It's all going down… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Nathan caught up with our Northland reporter Peter de Graaf. Audio

5:15 AM.Lots of news going on in Europe as usual - let's go to Dr Anita Purcell-Sjölund in Sweden for the latest. Audio

5:05 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere is Ellie Jay from the UK. Audio

5:53 AM.Politicians are heading to the annual Ratana celebrations today, where the government's stance on the Treaty of Waitangi is expected to be the big talking point. Iwi members from around the country… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.To Melbourne now, where there was drama at the Australian Open quarter finals last night. Twelfth seed American tennis player Taylor Fritz slugged it out with 10-time champion Novak Djokovic, with… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.This week on the wonderful world of Trademe, we've got a White Lotus-esque Mansion, and a dream job taste testing Fried Chicken. Yum! But first, Leonard Powell spoke to Trademe's Tiana Barns about a… Read more Audio

5:26 AM.Netflix viewers worldwide have been gripped by a stunning 3 part documentary merican Nightmare looks at the real life story of a kidnapping story that was so unbelievable, that police assumed it was… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.The US and UK have conducted a fresh series of joint air strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. Time now to get the latest from the Middle East with our correspondent Alex Baird. Audio

5:06 AM.We head to the lucky country now where Pam Corkery has been keeping an eye on things over summer for us from a hot and moist Queensland. Audio