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5:44 AM.Upper Hutt's Cameron Harrison Butchery took out the big prize at last night's Bacon Awards - Jimmy Ellingham talked with owner/butcher Rob Cameron Audio

5:35 AM.Claire Warren is a biosecurity advisor for the Department of Conservation in the Hauraki Gulf - what exactly does that job entail? She talked with First Up's Jimmy Ellingham. Audio

5:25 AM.Tourism is booming in Otago - regional reporter Tess Brunton tells us about a vacancy in the role of freedom camping ambassador Audio

5:17 AM.It's all go in Paris for the Olympics - but they're still without a new Prime Minister, Anita Purcell-Sjölund has the latest from Europe Audio

5:13 AM.Anas Mallick is our correspondent in Pakistan, where the offices of Imran Khan's party has been raided by police. Audio

5:06 AM.Sir Keir Starmer faces question time for the first time as UK Prime Minister - Ellie Jay has the details from London Audio

5:52 AM.Ponsonby Rd is the quietest it's been for decades according to retailers along Auckland's premier shopping strip - First Up producer Mahvash Ikram asked them how they're faring Audio

5:48 AM.The report from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care is released this afternoon - a woman born intersex tells reporter Amy Williams about her experience of abuse. Audio

5:26 AM.Off grid living and a Rolls Royce Phantom V feature on TradeMe this week, as well as an art work made from an old Jimi Hendrix cassette - Tiana Barns explains Audio

5:17 AM.Israel has struck targets in Yemen - Alex Baird has the latest news from the Middle East Audio

5:12 AM.Kamala Harris has secured the numbers she needs to be the Democrat's presidential nomination - Bevan Hurley has the latest from the US Presidential campaign. Audio

5:06 AM.An Australian woman has been attacked in Paris only days from the Olympics kicking off - Pam Corkery joined First Up with the news out of Australia Audio

5:50 AM.It's been a day since President Joe Biden ended his run for a second term as President, correspondent Simon Marks fills us in on a monumental day in US history. Audio

5:45 AM.A Palmerston North man is recovering after ground-breaking surgery to remove severe blood clots following a fall at work. Jimmy Ellingham has the story. Audio

5:36 AM.Poultry keeper Nicola Wood has asked for help from the public to have a flock of dumped roosters removed after being denied help from Whakatane council. She talked with Jimmy Ellingham. Audio

5:26 AM.Our local democracy reporter in South Auckland, Torika Tokelau tells about a scheme helping kids stay infection free Audio

5:18 AM.A surge in the population of a famous Japanese breed of deer is being blamed on tourism, Chris Gilbert talked with producer Leonard Powell Audio

5:12 AM.A reclusive Amazon tribe has been spotted - and it's not good news according to experts. Kate Pereyra-Garcia is with us from Argentina Audio

5:06 AM.The full cost of the Rwanda asylum seeker scheme has been revealed - Henry Riley joins First Up from London Audio

5:52 AM.A small comminuty near Wairoa is up in arms over a plan to bring pokies to the local pub, Maria Cairns started a petition on Friday and she spoke with Jimmy Ellingham Audio

5:47 AM.Auckland's CBD businesses are questioning their own survival as construction and road works continue with no immediate end in sight. Leonard Powell reports. Audio

5:34 AM.The Brynderwyn hills slipped again over the weekend, and Whangarei's mayor Vince Cocurullo told First Up's Jimmy Ellingham of his frustrations Audio

5:23 AM.Our Minister of Fruit and Veggies looks at winter salads, pears, apples and brussel sprouts. Ew. Audio

5:15 AM.Less than a week to go until the Paris Olympics, Anita Purcell-Sjölund the French are getting ready for the big event Audio

5:06 AM.A week on from the attempted assassination and Donald Trump is back on the campaign trail - Katherine Firkin reports from New York Audio