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5:52 AM.Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour talks problem gambling and raising the retirement age Audio

5:47 AM.Students are gambling their rent on sport, Andree Froude from the Problem Gambling Foundation talked with Nathan Rarere Audio

5:24 AM.New faults have been identified around Wairarapa, Local Democracy Reporter Sue Teodoro has the story Audio

5:15 AM.The pressure on Sir Keir Starmer to resign increases - Henry Riley joins First Up from London Audio

5:53 AM.People are choosing to drop the devices and go back to analog, Ross McNaughton found out why Audio

5:47 AM.First Up's go to Super Bowl guy is San San Franciscan broadcaster Dan Dibley. Audio

5:23 AM.It's been a bad season for cherry exporters, Glenn Forsyth has the goss from the markets. Audio

5:15 AM.Anas Mallick is a reporter in Pakistan, today he has news of an arrest after a suicide bombing. Audio

5:52 AM.It's been a big week in the lead up to Waitangi day at the Treaty Grounds, Shania Howard is the head of visitor experience there, she told us what's on the menu. Audio

5:47 AM.Willow-Jean Prime joined the programme from Waitangi to talk about the political issues of the week Audio

5:26 AM.Tess Brunton reports from the neighbourhoods around Otago and Southland, this week she tells us a lovely story of an iconic Peter Pan statue. Audio

5:16 AM.Alex Baird reports from the Middle East where the Rafah border has once again closed Audio

5:11 AM.Snowboarder Dane Menzies is in Italy for his first Winter Games, he will be one of the first to compete on Friday. Audio

5:54 AM.Mangawhai has had the cheapest petrol price in the country since September, producer Jeremy Parkinson finds out why. Hint: competition!! Audio

5:48 AM.The six nations kicks off Friday morning NZ time, with defending champions France hosting Ireland. Nathan Rarere talked with rugby writer Will Slattery Audio

5:24 AM.All sorts of things get donated to Op Shops around Aotearoa... even human remains. Nathan Rarere talks with Vinnies Bay of Plenty area manager Lorna Edlin. Audio

5:15 AM.The French government finally passes a budget, Anita Purcell-Sjölund reports from Europe Audio

5:52 AM.A new reporting system for schools and $900 uniforms - Nathan Rarere talks with Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour. Audio

5:47 AM.Kunal Gupta is a researcher at Waipapa Taumata Rau Auckland Bioengineering Institute and he's developing an app he thinks will help rangatahi with mental health struggles Audio

5:24 AM.It's been hot and sticky in the north, Phillip Duncan from Weather Watch tells us why. Audio

5:15 AM.Jeffrey Epstein's still causing grief on both sides of the Atlantic, Ellie Jay reports on the latest from the UK Audio

5:53 AM.North Shore's Wairau Valley residents are looking forward to the regeneration of the area affected by 2023's Anniversary Day Floods Audio

5:48 AM.Artemis II is on the launch pad getting ready for the first moon mission in 53 years - James Parr explains why to Nathan Audio

5:23 AM.Glenn Forsyth tells us how 2026 is shaping up for fresh fruit and veggies exporters Audio

5:14 AM.Katherine Firkin reports from the USA where millions more Epstein files have been released Audio