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5:54 AM.The Middle-East is braced for Israel's response to yesterday's missile attack by Iran - Alex Baird has the latest from the region. Audio

5:48 AM.It's Jan Tinetti's turn to front for the Labour party this week - she talked with Nathan Rarere about charter schools. Audio

5:36 AM.Kiwi Alyson Hyder has been in New Mexico for 20 years before adding pies to the menu during the covid-19 pandemic. Nathan Rarere asked Aly how it happened Audio

5:24 AM.Natalie Akoorie is RNZ's eyes and ears in the Waikato, she told Nathan about the latest changes at Hamilton Gardens. Audio

5:14 AM.The Vice-Presidential candidates faced off in a televised debate yesterday - Bevan Hurley had a front row seat in his lounge. Audio

5:06 AM.Pakistan shares a substantial border with Iran, our correspondent Anas Mallick has been in Iran recently and told Nathan Rarere of his experiences there. Audio

5:52 AM.It's an expensive time to be a parent - school holidays are here, Mahvash Ikram asked how parents are coping. Audio

5:47 AM.It's kicking off in the wider Middle-East as Iran launches missile strikes deep in to Israel - Alex Baird has this report. Audio

5:23 AM.This week on TradeMe - alongside a French delivery van and a Wellington coastal house is a unicorn. Audio

5:15 AM.The findings of a review into the technology outage that affected Massey University students trying to sit online exams earlier this year has been released - reporter Jimmy Ellingham has the story Audio

5:06 AM.Police in New South Wales move against pro-Palestinian protests - Pam Corkery has the latest from Australia Audio

5:53 AM.Air New Zealand has flagged the end of services from Invercargill and Wellington disappointing many travellers in Southland - Invercargill Airport CEO Stuart Harris talked with Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:46 AM.Finance Minister Nicola Willis represents the government every Tuesday on First Up - this week, she faced questions over Dunedin's hospital, interisland ferries and changes to the rules around… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.DOC have declared war on koi carp in the Waikato region - freshwater technical advisor Nigel Binks talked with First Up's Nathan Rarere Audio

5:25 AM.The worst people in the world park in disabled car parks without mobility cards, and in Rotorua, they're cracking down - Laura Smith has the story Audio

5:17 AM.They're lining up for the leadership of Japan's ruling party - Chris Gilbert has the latest news from Tokyo Audio

5:06 AM.They're down to four candidates in the running to be the next leader of the UK's Tory party - Henry Riley joined First Up from London Audio

5:50 AM.Dunedin music legend Robert Scott was one of 35,000 locals out on the city streets protesting the government's move to scale back to proposed new hospital. Audio

5:45 AM.Kiwi families taking their kids out of school to go on holiday early don't see doing so as a big deal - Mahvash Ikram went to the airport to talk with early travellers. Audio

5:23 AM.The Minister of Fruit and Veggies has been visiting his peeps at green-grocers across the motu - Glenn Forsyth joined First Up to talk fresh produce Audio

5:14 AM.Austria's heading for the right-wing government, Anita Purcell-Sjölund reports in with all the news from Europe Audio

5:09 AM.President Biden has spoken about the killing of Hassan Nasrallah - Katherine Firkin has the details from the USA Audio

5:52 AM.Rugby's comes to a head before this weekend's All Black test in Wellington - Callum Dimond is the captain of the Pakurana Panthers, he talked with Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:47 AM.Three years since the End of Life Choice Act came into effect, 970 terminally ill New Zealanders have opted for a physician-assisted death - Katie Kenny explains how it works. Audio

5:24 AM.What's happening at the fresh produce markets this weekend? Minister Glenn Forsyth knows things... Audio