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5:52 AM.Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour joins First Up to talk politics from the perspective of the coalition and the ACT party. Audio

5:47 AM.Henry Riley joins JD Vance for a pleasant few days in the Cotswolds Audio

5:24 AM.Mary Afemata has all the news from the neighbourhood of South Auckland Audio

5:17 AM.Uni bookshop UBIX has gone into liquidation, does this signal an end to physical textbooks? Ke-Xin Li has the story. Audio

5:12 AM.Japan is heating up and much of the country is also being hit by heavy rain - Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo Audio

5:52 AM.Scam sites on Facebook and Instagram are fooling Kiwis into buying badly made clothes from China by pretending to be local retailers going out of business - Matthew Hutching investigates. Audio

5:47 AM.Katherine Firkin joins First Up from New York, she looks forward to the Trump/Putin meeting in Alaska later this week Audio

5:26 AM.The Minister of Fruit and Veggies has been reading books and wants to share the news on dental health.. Audio

5:12 AM.Shannon Redstall joins First Up from Berlin with the news from Europe where they're dealing with firestroms and Israel's plan for Gaza Audio

5:52 AM.The Farah Palmer Cup kicks off this weekend, former Black Fern Les Elder gives us her expert reckons Audio

5:47 AM.President Trump stars in this week's episode of Bevan Hurley's report from the USA AND South Park Audio

5:25 AM.Glenn Forsyth is knee deep in the citrus season, and brings a bag of pears to the party - hint hint...Fruit of the Week.. Audio

5:11 AM.Anas Mallick updates us on the flash flood disaters in India and reaction to President Trump's 50% tariffs. Audio

5:53 AM.MP Duncan Webb talks unemployment and other political issues of the week from the Labour Party's perspective. Audio

5:47 AM.White Ferns legend Suzie Bates is back from England and she's home preparing for October's World Cup Audio

5:26 AM.Jimmy Ellingham has the news from the neighbourhoods around the central North Island Audio

5:17 AM.Nine-year-old Dunedin golfer Joanna Ke is our newset golf champ, taking out an age group title in Northern Ireland, Nathan Rarere talked with her coach, Shelley Duncan. Audio

5:12 AM.Emma Cropper reports on the death of a Kiwi tradie in Sydney Audio

5:50 AM.Kiwis are heading overseas in record numbers for medical procedures - Ross McNaughton has the story Audio

5:45 AM.Israel gets closer to a full reoccupation of Gaza, Alex Baird reports from the Middle-East Audio

5:13 AM.Another migrant boat sinking, this time off the coast of Yemen, Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Africa Audio

5:47 AM.Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour talks changes to the NCEA system Audio

5:44 AM.Reports of royal fisticuffs have been denied by Prince Harry - Ellie Jay reports from London Audio

5:23 AM.Whakatane's faces a 6 headed Mayoral race, including a well-known former MP.. Diane McCarthy reports from the Eastern Bay of Plenty Audio

5:11 AM.Japan's under-fire Prime Minister faces an uphill battle with his own cabinet to be able to commemorate the 80th anniversary of WW2, Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo Audio