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5:24 AM.With First Up for the first time this morning is our Associate Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Martin Pupuke. Audio

5:15 AM.To the Pacific now - joining First Up this morning is our correspondent Kalafi Moala in Tonga. Audio

5:05 AM.Newshub's North America correspondent Mitch McCann is the first driverless cab off the rank - he joined Anna Thoms from New York City. Audio

5:48 AM.Turning to politics now, ACT Party deputy leader Brooke Van Velden's been busy campaigning in the Tamaki electorate. She joins Nathan Rarere for her weekly catch up. Audio

5:42 AM.The year is nearly halfway over which means we are less than a month away from kick off in the Fifa Womens World Cup We're co-hosting it along with Australia, with games in Auckland, Hamilton… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.Silver Fern Phoenix Karaka has been a quiet champion, now she says she's finding her voice thanks to her younger team mates. The defender has a gold medal from the 2019 Netball World Cup and a silver… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.Yes, you heard it right, he has a loverly bunch of coconuts - it's our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the Week: DOLE TROPICAL GOLD PINEAPPLES Audio

5:16 AM.Time to check out the Tai Rawhiti neighbourhood now. Local Democracy Reporter Matthew Rosenberg in Gisborne gave Nathan Rarere an update on the number of roads damaged thanks to this year's wild… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.Standing by in Ghana's bustling capital Accra is our correspondent Nabil Ahmed. Audio

5:05 AM.We begin our final programme of the week in the USA, joining me from The World's Largest Apple is our correspondent multi-award winning journalist Bevan Hurley. Audio

5:48 AM.Minister Kiri Allan is due to return to work today after a week off to care for her mental health On Wednesday, the Department of Conservation confirmed a staff member stopped working in her office… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.Don't be surprised to see queues at fuel stations in the next two days. The government used a cost of living measure and reduced the fuel excise duty by 25 cents a litre in March last year, but from… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.An international report on the Ports of Auckland has just been released, criticising its automation project as a failure "on every measure". Between 2018 and 2022, three port workers were killed in… Read more Audio

5:14 AM.To the UK now.. joining Nathan Rarere from London is our correspondent Henry Riley. Audio

5:06 AM.We begin in Europe, in Germany is our correspondent Nita Blake-Persen. Audio

5:53 AM.The Green Party's getting in election mode, with its campaign launch for the Dunedin and Taieri electorates at the weekend. And it's been a busy week in politics, with the government giving financial… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.Now to the beautiful Coromandel coast town of Tairua... Yesterday it was announced that the critical connection across the Coromandel Peninsula would be rebuilt by the end of March 2024. That's State… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.The Health Research Council of New Zealand will pump more than 50 million dollars into research on pressing health issues. The funding will be spread across 44 project grants, one of which includes a… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.The government has announced extra funding for universities and tertiary institutions, to help universities get through an unexpected drop in enrolments. The 128-million-dollar increase came after… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.This week on TradeMe - a classic Remuera mansion AND "as featured on First Up a few weeks ago" the cologne that smells like K-Road is up for auction But first, producer Jeremy Parkinson talked with… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.To the Middle-East now - joining the programme from First Up's Doha office is Alex Baird. Audio