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5:55 AM.On Monday we talked with Maori astronomer Dr Rangi Matamua about the meaning and significance of Matariki - the rising of the star cluster also known as Pleiades Our reporter Shannon Haunui-Thompson… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.Dr Sinead Donnelly from the Care Alliance has just set out the case of more than 1000 doctors who are opposed to ACT Leader David Seymour's End of Life Choice Bill, they'd prefer people who have… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Today's question is: What is an emerging market? Here with the answer is our business reporter, Madison Reidy Audio

5:20 AM.When most of us look out at our beautiful harbours and beaches we might think about the creatures living in the water, but probably don't give much pause for thought to the man-made products lurking… Read more Video, Audio

5:15 AM.Tonight the Black Caps face-off against the ever dangerous Pakistani team at the Cricket World Cup and are set to meet Australia on Sunday morning New Zealand time. Former Black Cap - now leading… Read more Audio

5:55 AM.Labour MP Willie Jackson has been a long time advocate for Maori and is also a well-known broadcaster too. And he's not a first time MP. During the late 1990s, Willie was the leader of Mana Motuhake… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.The Chair of the Tonga Advisory Council says it's exploitation that Tongan fans continue to bring huge profits to New Zealand Rugby League while Tonga's National Rugby League walk away with nothing… Read more Audio

5:30 AM.Today's question is: What is a deposit insurance scheme and why does New Zealand need one? Here with the answer is our business reporter, Madison Reidy. Audio

5:10 AM.Debate around voluntary euthanasia is heating up - with a second reading of David Seymour's End of Life Choice bill expected tomorrow. Just last week, assisted dying laws came into effect in the… Read more Audio

5:55 AM.From this week the star cluster Pleiades known in Aotearoa as Matariki will become visible in the sky. Recognition of Matariki has grown considerably in popular culture here in New Zealand over the… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.There was a sea of red at Mount Smart stadium this weeked as Mate Ma'a Tonga took on the Kiwis. While the result wasn't the one fans were hoping for - with the Kiwis winning 34-14, it didn't stop fans… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.The Maori Council's calling for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into Pharmac and the way it's funded. This comes just after our series 'Life or Death under Pharmac' where 15 people shared their stories… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.A Morning Report listener, queried why in our main market reports we always quote oil prices in US dollars ... wouldn't it be far more useful to quote it in New Zealand dollars asks Ian of Kaimamaku… Read more Audio

5:26 AM.We're at the start of the week and before many of us head out to our weekly shopping we've got Glen Forsyth with his wonderful tips on what we should look out for on the fruit and vege market this… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Over the last decade more than 200 produce growers in Auckland have closed up shop as more rural land has been rezoned to residential to keep up with the demand for housing.

Now, after 60 years of… Read more Video, Audio

5:17 AM.Might New Zealand be the world's banana growing capital in the future? The head of the group that represents the country's fruit growers says it's possible. Mike Chapman is the chief executive of… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.To the UK where it's down to two candidates in the race for the Tory Party leadership - Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt. One of them will not only lead the British Conservative Party, but the country… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.More than a hundred people abandoned their creature comforts and braved the cold last night for the Lifewise Big Sleepout at Eden Park. Among those sleeping on cardboard overnight was Renee Coulter… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.After a 12 year wait, New Zealander's finally have a chance to see the multi-awarding winning play War Horse - without travelling overseas. Adapted from Michael Morpurgo's book of the same name, it… Read more Video, Audio

5:26 AM.First Up's regular fruit and vege expert Glenn Forsyth looks at seasonal veges and cheap tomatoes and mangoes. Audio

5:20 AM.Over the past week we've shared the stories of a dozen people who want to see life extending or life saving drugs funded by Pharmac. On the final day of our series, Life or Death Under Pharmac, we… Read more Video, Audio

5:51 AM.Last year, more than 70 million people were forced to flee their homes because of war, persecution and conflict - the highest number since the UN's refugee agency began. Today is World Refugee day - a… Read more Audio