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5:54 AM.Ntahan Rarere spoke with Dr Grant Hewison from Lawyers for Climate Action New Zealand Audio

5:51 AM.Prime Minister Chris Hipkins there - announcing the Government's plan to dramatically cut climate pollution from the Glenbrook Steel Mill. Shortly we talk to Dr Grant Hewison from Lawyers for Climate… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.With Kiwis finding themselves with less money once the food shopping is done, one Auckland store has chosen co-operation over competition to bring in their business - a tiny collective of mostly… Read more Audio

5:30 AM.Four female fish filleters off to the races - that's the plot of the latest play at one of the country's oldest and tiniest theatres. Wairapapa's Studio 73 in Greytown has just 36 seats - Nathan… Read more Audio

5:20 AM.Time now to get the latest from our Minister of Fruit and Veges, Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:12 AM.And it's Monday morning so time to cross to our Europe correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund Audio

5:07 AM.Newshub's North America correspondent Mitch McCann is on the line with us now. Audio

5:53 AM.And listening to that is the deputy leader of ACT, Brooke van Velden. Audio

5:51 AM.Free childcare for 2 year olds, scrapping co-payments for prescriptions and free public transport for under 13's.. Yesterday's budget contained a number of measures to tackle the soaring costs in our… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.The average male tertiary student is not someone known to be over-brimming with household talents. A group at the University of Canterbury is trying to change that. Equipping men with not just… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.It's been a sad week in news - so lets see if we can find something to smile about courtesy of the International Comedy festival. Brynley Stent is an actor, comedian and scriptwriter. She won the… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.That music signals to unhealthy, highly processed food that the Minister is in town - he's Glenn Forsyth the Minister of Fruit and Veggies. Fruit of the Week: NZ PIQA BOO PEARS Audio

5:13 AM.To the UK now - our correspondent in London is Ellie Jay. Audio

5:06 AM.Joining the programme now from New York City is our very own Bevan Hurley. Audio

5:51 AM.With us now for her weekly appearance on First Up is deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni. Audio

5:48 AM.Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says today's budget will put bread and butter issues on the table. But for many New Zealanders the food on that table is looking pretty grim these days. We had a chat with… Read more Audio

5:40 AM.Well no doubt the waves of grief from this fire - now considered arson - will keep rippling through this community and many others We're joined by our reporter Leonard Powell from outside Loafer's… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.As the adrenaline wears off - survivors of the Loafers Lodge Fire Tragedy say they're just starting to feel the full weight of their experience At the Newton Community Centre - a team of trauma… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.Back home as things get tougher economically - there's one profession that's probably not going to be short of work - debt collecting.

Mark Francis is the general manager of Debt managers - he's been… Read more Audio

5:20 AM.Time to catch up with all the local news from the Top of the South now with LDR journalist Max Frethey. Nathan Rarere asked him about changes to the regional bus network. Audio

5:12 AM.It's time to touch down in Sweden - correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund joined Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:08 AM.To Africa now - with Nathan Rarere from Ghana is Nabil Ahmed. Audio

5:05 AM.Let's go straight to the USA where the Duke and Duchess of Sussex say they've been involved in an incident on the streets of New York City - Newshub's North America correspondent Mitch McCann is with… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.Now we're going to hear from James Shaw - co-leader of the Green Party. First of all we just wanted to take a moment to reflect on the hostel tragedy in Wellington - in a small country everyone gets… Read more Audio

5:49 AM.We go now to Leonard Powell who's outside the Lodge that used to be home to around 100 people. Audio