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5:14 AM.Air pollution is leading the news in India and Pakistan - Anas Mallick reports from South Asia, this week he's in Iran. Audio

5:06 AM.We're only a few days from election day in the USA, Bevan Hurley is in New York with all the Friday election news Audio

5:53 AM.Every Thursday it's Carmel Sepuloni's opportunity to discuss the political week - this week's focus is a new report on welfare dependency Audio

5:47 AM.The sport of bouldering has gained popularity here - especially after the Paris Olympics, Leonard Powell went to a West Auckland bouldering gym to check it out Audio

5:36 AM.Nelson is the rave centre of the country this weekend as it hosts The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave show as part of the city's art festival Audio

5:24 AM.A big anniversary for the immigrant Polish community who arrived here after WW2 -Jimmy Ellingham has the story Audio

5:15 AM.South Africa presents its genocide case against Israel in the International Court of Justice - Chris Ocamringa has our weekly report from Africa Audio

5:06 AM.It's budget day in the UK - Ellie Jay has been crunching the numbers Audio

5:52 AM.Finance Minister Nicola Willis talks the week in politics with Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:46 AM.Running a marathon blindfolded sounded like a good idea to Justin Weston and he'll do just that this weekend at the Auckland Marathon. Audio

5:23 AM.This week on TradeMe - an apartment with a view and a classic collection of viewmasters. Audio

5:14 AM.Japan's LDP bet on winning the snap election - but they ended up losing their parliamentary majority - Chris Gilbert reports. Audio

5:09 AM.A child is dead after an incident at a Melbourne primary school - Pam Corkery reports from Australia with this and other stories Audio

5:53 AM.Thomas Duggan didn't skip leg day, he took out the Body Board-Shorts category at the National Body Building Championships over the weekend. Audio

5:47 AM.How much do you pay for a haircut? Many are saying too much, Leonard Powell went to find out.. Audio

5:25 AM.Iwi groups in Whakatane are rallying around whanau after mass gang arrests - Diane McCarthy is our reporter in the Bay of Plenty town. Audio

5:13 AM.Israel attacked targets in Iran over the weekend, Alex Baird reports in from Doha. Audio

5:07 AM.The racist activist Tommy Robinson has been sent to prison - Henry Riley told Nathan Rarere how long he'll be behind bars. Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Bevan Hurley beams in from the US with the details from the presidential race; Transport Minister Simeon Brown discusses the months-long wait times for Aucklanders to sit… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.Transport Minister Simeon Brown joined First Up to discuss driving test waiting time which appear to be on the improve. Audio

5:47 AM.What exactly is productivity? Explainer editor Katie Kenny has the answers. Audio

5:23 AM.It's Fruit of the Week time - Glenn Forsyth is First Up's Minister of Fruit and Veggies FotW: Vietnam Dragon fruit Audio

5:13 AM.The 2024 Presidential election is only a week and a half away - keeping up with the candidates is our correspondent in New York city, Bevan Hurley. Audio

5:06 AM.A Russian plane has been shot down over Sudan - correspondent Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Ghana Audio

5:51 AM.Willie Jackson joined First Up this week for Labour's look at the week in politics Audio