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5:35 AM.Joining us from Paris is rugby reporter Joe Porter Audio

5:25 AM.With Nathan Rarere from the fresh produce markets is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this week in North America, correspondent Katherine Firkin is in New York City Audio

5:50 AM.Crunch time, the business end, Winner takes all, the big dance, the final countdown, Das finale Countdown, El cuenta regresiva Finaal! .. all the marbles, The moment of truth, The final boss stage, -… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.The Israeli miltary says it has carried out a significant incursion into the Gaza Strip to attack Hamas positions. An IDF spokesman, says that troops carried out what it called a targeted raid towards… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.The weather's getting warmer, the days are getting longer, and another domestic cricket season is upon us. While the one day and twenty-twenty competitions generally gather healthy crowds, the four… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Our Minister of Fruit and Veges, and possibly the healthiest man on the planet Glenn Forsyth joins the programme. Fruit of the Week: R2E2 Mangoes. Audio

5:14 AM.The big story out of the USA this morning is the mass shooting in Maine - a suspect has been named. Correspondent Bevan Hurley joins Nathan Rarere for the latest. Audio

5:07 AM.The All Black team has been named for the Rugby World Cup final. Nathan Rarere is joined from Paris by our man on the ground Joe Porter. Audio

6:24 AM.One of Taranaki's new MPs believes he offers a unique perspective about the future of local co-governance agreements. Craig Ashworth, our Local Democracy Reporter joins us in Taranaki to discuss. Audio

5:50 AM.It's been nearly two weeks since election night, and we're still waiting for the official results once those special votes are counted. It's been a tough time for Labour, and outgoing Deputy Prime… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.Its been 28 years since the Springboks and the All Blacks met in the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup. The Springboks won that day, as Nelson Mandela famously held the Web Ellis trophy aloft. This… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Breaking news out of Gaza - a school has been hit according to reports. Nathan talks to our correspondent Alex Baird in Doha Audio

5:14 AM.To the Europe now, where EU Leaders are gathering in Belgium to discuss the conflicts in Middle-East and Ukraine amidst heightened security. Joining First Up from Sweden is our correspondent Anita… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.South African rugby officials have come out in support of under fire player Bongi Mbonambi. Nathan Rarere speaks to our African correspondent Nabil Ahmed Rufai is in Ghana's capital Accra. Audio

5:51 AM.2023 is the Year of the World Cup and the Black Caps have got a good thing going at the Cricket World Cup in India.

A lot has been made of the small crowd sizes, but on the pitch, New Zealand have… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Wallabies, adorable and harmless on the rugby field, but harmful and devastating to Aotearoa's ecosystem. 14 year old Cameron Moore from Rotorua was concerned about the growing wallaby population in… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.As unrest in the Middle-East intensifies, experts are battling a war of another kind - social media is full of misleading information. There are false videos, photographs and even tampered official… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.This week on TradeME one of the country's smallest cars and Tairua's landmark, landlocked ferry, producer Jeremy Parkinson talks with Tiana Barns about a piece of designer jewelery raising funds for… Read more Audio

5:14 AM.To the Pacific now - Cyclone Lola is currently located near Vanuatu. For the latest on its path Nathan is joined from Tonga by correspondent Kalafi Moala. Audio

5:06 AM.Our Australian correspondent Pam Corkery joins Nathan Rarere from across the ditch where bushfires are burning throughout Queensland. Audio

5:50 AM.Well the All Blacks have made it to another Rugby World Cup Final.... They're still in France after crushing Argentina 44 to 6 on Sunday... Unfortunately though, two people who are not there, are the… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.Israel has amassed tanks and troops near the fenced border around Gaza for a planned ground invasion... aiming to annihilate Hamas. A second convoy of 14 aid trucks entered the Rafah crossing to the… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Time for our Local Democracy report now, today we're in Tai Rawhiti, the first place to see the light, with Matthew Rosenberg. He told Nathan Rarere about the mixed bag that is the Gisborne District… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.We don't usually do this on a Tuesday, but we place no restrictions on getting the freshest news on the freshest produce from our markets to you with the help of our Minister of Fruit and Veggies… Read more Audio