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5:21 AM.A Kiwi who went on a cruise in Canada has raised questions about how these huge ships get rid of their rubbish. Russell Wells is a Wellington based mechanical tradesman who used to work on diesel… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.To the UK now where, with a month before the Brexit deadline of October 31, the ruling Conservative Party is holding its annual conference in Manchester. I'm joined now by our UK correspondent Alex… Read more Audio

5:54 AM.Five years ago it was just an idea - but after 18 months of construction and 80 million dollars later - what's poised to be Christchurch's central emporium for food, drink and culture is about to open… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.Buttons, cups or flats - their strong flavour can divide a crowd and cause arguments at the dinner-table. But how much does the most avid-mushroom lover know about how their favourite fungus is grown… Read more Video, Audio

5:35 AM.How does New Zealand Post continue to make money as the volume of mail continues to decline? Our reporter Nona Pelletier has this report. Audio

5:26 AM.It's Monday so off the the markets we go with our fruit and veggie expert and Rugby League fan Glenn Forsyth.. Audio

5:12 AM.Two days after Japan's shock upset over the number-one ranked Ireland at the Rugby World Cup - fans in Japan are still reeling. On Saturday the Brave Blossoms beat Ireland 19-12 - blowing Pool A wide… Read more Audio

5:54 AM.The Tamaki Regeneration Company says it has relocated the family of at least one evicted Tamaki College student back in Glen Innes and others are welcome to return too. It comes after First Up first… Read more Audio

5:27 AM.It's time to look at this weekend's fruit and vege specials with our Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:20 AM.More and more people are trying to find alternatives to flying due to the environmental cost of air travel. 16-year-old climate change activist Greta Thunberg refuses to fly and sailed from Britain to… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.Let's begin in the US where a whistleblower complaint against the US president has accused Senior White House officials of a cover up. The whistleblower's letter was released a few hours ago and it… Read more Audio

5:54 AM.Let's go to the UK where prime minister Boris Johnson has said he thinks the supreme court's historic ruling yesterday was wrong. He's just finished his speech in the House of Commons. MPs have now… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.Figures released to First Up under the Official Information Act have revealed 182 state house tenants and their families were evicted from their homes in Tamaki to make way for a new housing… Read more Audio

5:38 AM.One listener asks - how has the Accident Compensation Corporation made an 8-point-7-billion-dollar deficit? Our reporter Nona Pelletier has this report. Audio

5:24 AM.Millions of people displaced. A cost of trillions to the global economy. Irreversible damage to the Antarctic ice sheets. Once-in-a century coastal floods happening once a year. The findings of a new… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.Let's begin in the US where the White House has released details of a phone call between President Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart that has triggered an impeachment inquiry. Mr Trump had promised… Read more Audio

5:54 AM.A group of students are calling for all businesses and schools to carry out waste audits - after discovering their school was generating around 10 shipping containers of waste a year. Lydia Batham… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.And before the Rugby World Cup began, we asked our social media team to track us down the All Blacks' biggest fan.. And we think they've found her.. Aucklander Kate Lawless and her husband have always… Read more Audio

5:40 AM.Samoa beat Russia in a bruising Rugby World Cup encounter last night and walked away with a bonus-point 34-9 victory at Kumagaya Rugby Stadium in Japan. It was the first time they've ever faced Russia… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Today it's about inflation ... and whether the Reserve Bank should continue to be singlemindedly focussed on getting the rate higher. Here's business editor Gyles Beckford Audio

5:50 AM.An Auckland rest home is winning plaudits with a programme for dementia patients - teaming them up with babies. Baby Buddies has been hailed a great success and is loved by both the patients, the… Read more Video, Audio

5:45 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has told leaders at the UN Climate Action Summit there is hope for the climate if countries, such as New Zealand, stick to a plan which reduces emissions and moves toward… Read more Audio

5:38 AM.Samoa are making their 2019 Rugby World Cup debut tonight, taking on Russia in a must-win clash. It will be the first time the the countries have ever played against each other. In the crowd at… Read more Audio