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5:09 AM.A deadly nightclub fire claims lives in Macedonia - Anita Purcell-Sjölund has the latest from Europe Audio

5:53 AM.Vladimir Putin says he's open to discussing a ceasefire in Ukraine - Bevan Hurley is in New York Audio

5:47 AM.Six years have passed since New Zealand's worst mass killing - Mahvash Ikram has the story Audio

5:25 AM.Minister of Fruit and Vegetables Glenn Forsyth talks what's good fresh produce this weekend, Fruit of the Week: NZ Plums Audio

5:16 AM.Northlander Ella Martin is the 2025 Friendly Field Days tractor pull champ, she talked with Nathan Rarere Audio

5:11 AM.Nabil Ahmed Rufai joins First Up from Ghana for all the news from Africa Audio

5:51 AM.Carmel Sepuloni talks tariffs, Trump, tax and terrible school lunches. Audio

5:46 AM.There's been an arrest in the North Sea ship collision, Henry Riley has the news from London Audio

5:24 AM.ODT reporter Olivia Caldwell tells Nathan about Wanaka's annual A&P show Audio

5:15 AM.Who is Mark Carney the new Prime Minister of Canada? Political expert David Moscrop joins first up from Ottawa Audio

5:10 AM.A train hijacking has ended in Pakistan, Anas Mallick has the breaking news. Audio

5:52 AM.What are the rules for workplace touching? Ke-Xin Li found out. Audio

5:46 AM.A woman with a snake in her pants, tiny dinosaur footprints and missing sand - Pam Corkery covers all the news from Australia Audio

5:24 AM.A pink Mazda leads the listings this week - TradeMe's Emma Bacon takes us for a ride. Audio

5:16 AM.Nathan Rarere talks Alzheimers and the play In Other Words with actor Michael Hurst Audio

5:10 AM.Syria's new government cuts a deal with the Syrian Democratic Forces - Alex Baird reports from Doha. Audio

5:52 AM.Another bad poll for the Government, is Nicola Willis worried?? Nathan Rarere finds out. Audio

5:46 AM.A containership and an oil tanker have collided in the North Sea, Henry Riley reports from London Audio

5:25 AM.Samples of taonga found at the Wairau Bar is heading to the US for research, local democracy reporter Maia Hart has the story out of Marlborough Audio

5:17 AM.Wool is the future for packaging - Logan Murray from the Saddlery Barn in Christchurch certainly thinks so - he talked with Nathan Rarere Audio

5:08 AM.Squeezing buns in Japan can get you in trouble with the law - Chris Gilbert has the story Audio

5:49 AM.Turning the Takapuna Golf course into a wetland is the answer to flooding in the Wairau valley according to the council - Cr Richard Hills explains the proposed change. Audio

5:44 AM.Katherine Firkin checks in with the latest from the USA and Canada Audio

5:22 AM.Summer fruit is finishing - so GET IN WHILE YOU CAN says associate Minister of Fruit and Veggies Tony Teau Audio

5:12 AM.Russia has pounded Ukraine over the weekend - Anita Purcell-Sjölund reports from the relative safety of Sweden Audio