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5:52 AM.45 days to go until the presidential election - Bevan Hurley is on the case for First Up Audio

5:47 AM.Clothes by the kilo is now a thing, Leonard Powell went to find out more Audio

5:22 AM.It's bananas at the markets this weekend. It's also asparagus season - as Glenn Forsyth points out. Fruit of the Week: Bananas Audio

5:14 AM.Mako stalwart Quentin MacDonald reflects on another week as a holder of the Ranfurly Shield Audio

5:09 AM.Liberia has sent Guinea's most wanted man back home - Nabil Ahmed Rufai has the news from Africa Audio

5:52 AM.Labour's Ginny Anderson talks with Nathan Rarere about the political issues of the week Audio

5:47 AM.The Wairoa Star is back with a local iwi buying the paper after it stopped publishing in May - iwi chief executive Aayden Clarke talked with Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:36 AM.Nathan Rarere talked with Maia Faddy fromTamaki Paenga Hira, The Auckland War Memorial Museum about what they're doing to celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Maori. Audio

5:24 AM.Manawatu residents might have to pay to use the new road through the gorge - and many aren't happy at the prospect, Jimmy Ellingham has the update Audio

5:14 AM.Anas Mallick reports on all the goings on in Pakistan, India and the wider region. Audio

5:06 AM.Electronic communication devices continue to explode across Lebanon - Alex Baird has the latest from the Middle-East Audio

5:51 AM.Film photography is making a comeback - producer Leonard Powell is getting right in to it. Audio

5:46 AM.Rink Hockey is having its World Champs in Italy - but what even is Rink Hockey? Under 19 team manager Rob Vazey explains how it works and Quinn Fraser on playing against the Big Guns. Audio

5:25 AM.We spend a lot of time Dream Scrolling according to the number crunchers at TradeMe - Emma Bacon told producer Jeremy Parkinson about the trend. Audio

5:15 AM.Israel have hit Hezbollah in Lebanon - using exploding mobile pagers. Alex Baird has the detail Audio

5:05 AM.Pam Corkery tells First Up about a possible early election in Australia Audio

5:51 AM.First Up's Matthew Hutching turned up to school for the first time in 20 years to sit a mock exam - how'd he go?? Audio

5:46 AM.Finance Minister Nicola Willis talks Family Boost payments and other headlines from Parliament Audio

5:36 AM.The man who is accused of attempting to assassinate former US President Donald Trump has appeared in a Florida court - Katherine Firkin has the latest Audio

5:23 AM.The Government's new plan for forestry has been announced, LDR's Zita Campbell in Gisborne explains how it will work Audio

5:16 AM.Japan's ruling party is about to pick a new leader - correspondent Chris Gilbert talks us through the process Audio

5:06 AM.The 2026 Commonwealth Games look like they will be held in Scotland after Victoria in Australia pulled the plug - Henry Riley has all the news out of the UK Audio

5:50 AM.Tenby Powell's charity Kiwi K.A.R.E has delivered another batch of ambulances to the people of Ukraine, Nathan Rarere caught up with Tauranga's former mayor from Kyiv… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.18 months on from Cyclone Gabrielle and repairs are still being made to Auckland's Scenic Drive - producer Mahvash Ikram went for a drive along the ridge of the Waitakere Ranges. Audio

5:22 AM.Pineapples, leafy greens and a well-known Pukekohe grower, all feature on Glenn Forsyth's Fruit and Veggie report. Audio