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5:34 AM.For the latest on the weather overnight Nathan Rarere was joined by metservice meteorologist John Crouch. Audio

5:23 AM.This week on TradeMe - Joel Little's Titirangi home is for sale. And if the weather doesn't exactly shout SUMMER, an old ice-cream truck certainly does. But first, producer Jeremy Parkinson talks with… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.Here in Auckland, it's been raining most of the night.. Let's go now to our reporter Mohammad Alafeshat who is just north of the city in Orewa. Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this morning in Australia, Nathan Rarere is joined from Brisbane by Pam Corkery. Audio

5:51 AM.A North Shore pensioner says she was told by her housing provider to 'jump on her bed' to escape the floodwaters on Friday amid the city's deluge. Stephanie - who has asked us to only use her first… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Auckland has had almost eight times its normal January rainfall this month, with more rainovernight and Metservice issuing a heavy rain warning for the region for the next 24 hours. A low lying area… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.The first two political polls since Chris Hipkins took over as Prime Minister show Labour nudging ahead. The 1News Kantar Public Poll has Labour on 38 per cent, up 5 percentage points, and National… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.Time now to head to Whanganui with our Local Democracy programme. Reporter Moana Ellis is here with us. Audio

5:16 AM.Time now to hear from our correspondent in Japan Chris Gilbert. And he started by telling Nathan Rarere about two tourists who lost their lives in an avalanche. Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this morning in the United Kingdom - Nathan Rarere is joined from London by our correspondent Henry Riley. Audio

5:55 AM.In the central Auckland suburb of Epsom, the flooding found its way into an eight-unit townhouse complex on Gillies Ave. Reporter Leonard Powell spoke to one of the residents there, who -- thanks to… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.Among the areas worst affected by the floods in Auckland was Wairau Valley on Auckland's North Shore. It's where two of the four people confirmed to have died in the disaster lost their lives. Our… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.That's song can only mean one thing, it's time for our Minister of Fruit and Vegetables Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:15 AM.To Europe now, where Nathan Rarere is joined from Sweden by our correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund. Audio

5:07 AM.We begin this morning in the USA - joining First Up for the first time this morning is Newshub's North America correspondent Mitch McCann.. Audio

5:53 AM.Every week we speak to the deputy leaders of the two major parties. This year we are adding to the list and every Friday we will speak to the deputy leader of the ACT party Brooke van Velden. She… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.The future of the Grand Chateau Tongariro is in limbo with the hotel not taking any new bookings for 2023 and 2024. The hotel itself remains open, but virtually empty, as mystery surrounds next week's… Read more Audio

5:38 AM.Waka Kotahi will be forced to close Auckland Harbour Bridge over the anniversary weekend if severe winds of up to 110 km per hour come to pass. A Metservice amber alert is in place from 7am today… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.To Africa now, Nathan Rarere is joined from Ghana by our correspondent Nabil Ahmed. Audio

5:52 AM.Every Thursday this year we will hear from the Deputy Prime Minister. We're thrilled to welcome our new Deputy Carmel Sepuloni on the programme.. she's joining us live.. we think it's probably her… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.Prime Minister Chris Hipkins will spend his first official day on the job in Auckland visiting businesses today. It comes as Mr Hipkins is under pressure amid a global inflation pandemic and the cost… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.If there is one bugbear we had over the holidays.. besides the North Island weather... There's been a buzz in the air, and not of the good kind. It's the season of flies, and the wet holiday period… Read more Audio