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5:25 AM.To Blenheim now, where a stormwater pond in a new sub division will not be fenced by council, despite concerned residents describing it as "super dangerous". Meanwhile in town - Te Kahu o Waipuna -… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.To Japan, where the country has marked the 78th anniversary of the US atomic bombing on Hiroshima. Meanwhile the Oppenheimer film - about the making of the atomic bomb - is a box office hit in the US… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.Let's kick Tuesday off in the United Kingdom - our correspondent in London is Ellie Jay. talking about asylum seekers being housed on a barge and three dead hikers in Scotland. Audio

5:51 AM.Te Pati Maori has proposed putting an end to state care for Maori children, saying it's a response to a "fundamentally broken" system. Co-leader Rawiri Waititi talks to Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:46 AM.Seven ambulances sourced in New Zealand by the charity KiwiKARE have arrived in Europe and are now on the way to Ukraine. Nathan Rarere asked KiwiKARE boss - and former mayor of Tauranga - Tenby… Read more Audio

5:26 AM.To the fresh produce markets now with our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:17 AM.To Europe now, where our correspondent Nita Blake-Persen is poised for action from Berlin. Audio

5:11 AM.Newshub's North America correspondent is Mitch McCann and he's with Nathan Rarere from New York City. Audio

5:06 AM.We begin the week in South Africa where the World Netball final between England and Australia is on right now - Bridget Tunnicliffe is in Cape Town. Audio

5:49 AM.Today we bid farewell to one of RNZ's goodsorts.. . Paul Bushnell left his job as a drama teacher at Linwood College in Christchurch to come here almost 30 years ago. Since then he's been a producer… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.It's time for our weekly catch up with ACT deputy leader Brooke van Velden. And it's been a positive week for the party with the latest political poll suggesting there could be 16 ACT MPs in… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.To the fresh produce markets now - our man who puts the Uuum in Legume .. the Minister of Fruit and Veg Glenn Forsyth is with us. Fruit of the Week: Green Kiwifruit Audio

5:16 AM.To Ghana's capital Accra we go, Nabil Ahmed is our football correspondent - but before we get to the beautiful game - let's talk current events. Audio

5:11 AM.To the United States now - joining Nathan Rarere from New York City is award winning journalist Bevan Hurley. Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this last First Up of the week in South Africa where the Silver Ferns have been pummelled by Jamaica. With Nathan Rarere now from Cape Town is Bridget Tunnicliffe. Audio

5:48 AM.To discuss this issue of teacher's pay further we're joined by Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni. Audio

5:26 AM.To Rotorua now, where the council has voted in favour of strengthening and re-opening the city's iconic museum, which has been closed for seven years. Meanwhile the election campaign is heating up in… Read more Audio

5:18 AM.To Europe now - joining the programme for the first time in a while is Anita Purcell Sjölund in Sweden. Audio

5:08 AM.To the UK now - standing by with the latest from London is our correspondent Henry Riley. Audio

5:05 AM.New Zealand are playing hosts South Africa right now in the Netball World Cup. Our sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe is court-side in South Africa for their second round match-up and she joins me… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.Time now for our regular catch-up with the Green Party - and this week National's launched its transport policy, which includes several big roading projects. There are some public transport ideas in… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Heavy rain and severe gales have been sweeping across Aotearoa. Winds gusting up to 130 kays an hour downed power lines yesterday, and some flights in Queenstown were cancelled. There's also a whole… Read more Audio

5:29 AM.This week on TradeMe - an awesome looking dwelling and a car that could be hard to parallel park. But first, producer Jeremy Parkinson talks with Millie Silvester from TradeMe about an extremely… Read more Audio

5:19 AM.It's time now for our weekly hit from Doha, joining Nathan Rarere is our correspondent in the Middle East, Alex Baird. Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this morning's programme in Brisbane where Pam Corkery is standing by. Audio