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5:26 AM.Ramadan - the most sacred month in the Islamic calendar, begins today. During daylight hours, Muslims around the country will fast - for the next 30 days. Many will come together - at home, or at the… Read more Audio

5:20 AM.The CEO of the Pike River Recovery Agency say's he's hopeful they'll be able to re-enter the mine sooner rather than later. Dinghy Pattinson told Checkpoint they can fix the faulty monitoring… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.The mother of two young boys killed in a car crash in Christchurch after fleeing police in January says she warned the DHB they would die just a month before the crash. Sixteen year old Glen… Read more Video, Audio

5:35 AM.Every morning on First Up, we'll answer one of your business questions.. In today's business byte Madison Reidy looks at where your kiwisaver is invested. Read more Video, Audio

5:25 AM.A Pakistani man who died trying to tackle the gunman during the Christchurch mosque attack has been honoured with Pakistan's highest civilian award for bravery. Naeem Rashid threw himself at the… Read more Audio

5:20 AM.We're up at 5am and we want to know who else is! In this episode of 'Who's up at 5am' we're at the Auckland Zoo. Stores coordinator Ian Pownall let us follow him round as he prepares food boxes for… Read more Video, Audio