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5:05 AM.A Tory MP has defected to Labour, and women are now allowed in a men's only club. Ellie Jay reports from London Audio

5:48 AM.Research shows half of us don't have a will - reporter Mahvash Ikram asks why. Audio

5:28 AM.Space-kai is on the menu on TradeMe this week - producer Jeremy Parkinson talks with Tiana Barns. Audio

5:17 AM.The Government of India has objected to a float at a parade in Canada - to tell us more is correspondent Anas Mallick Audio

5:11 AM.It's Stormy in a number of states - not least New York Donald Trump has been on the stand in his hush money trial - our correspondent Bevan Hurley has the latest Audio

5:06 AM.An axe weilding man has been arrested in downtown Brisbane - Pam Corkery reports from the safety of her apartment as well as having an update on Erin Patterson. Audio

5:53 AM.Dr Rosa Tobin Stickings had just finished an overnight shift when she talked with Nathan Rarere about the strike called by junior doctors which begins at 7am this morning. Audio

5:46 AM.Finance Minister Nicola Willis is in the final stages of putting together her first budget, she talked with Nathan Rarere about her government's priorities. Audio

5:36 AM.The Southern NZ Dotterel is heading toward extinction - former Minister of Conservation Denis Marshall joined First Up to advocate on their behalf Audio

5:24 AM.Invercargill's town clock's on the move - local democracy reporter Matthew Rosenberg tell us why. Audio

5:14 AM.The UK's Conservative Party is hammered in local polls, Henry Riley reports from London Audio

5:06 AM.As Hamas accepts a proposed ceasefire - Israel begins it's attack on Rafah, Alex Baird has the latest from Doha Audio

5:46 AM.Five years ago today, First Up hit the airwaves with host Indira Stewart. Nathan Rarere is now the host and remembers the last 5 years on air through pandmeics, cyclones, wars and $14 sausage rolls! Audio

5:24 AM.Our Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth introduces two new lines but only for a limited time! Audio

5:16 AM.Our correspondent in Sweden, Dr Anita Purcell-Sjölund reports in on what's making news in Europe including the war in Ukraine, and Italy banning puppy yoga Audio

5:06 AM.Katherine Firkin is our US correspondent who this morning reports about police maintaining a presence on University campuses after prptests and Hope Hicks potentially devastating testimony in Trump's… Read more Audio

5:51 AM.Leonard Powell went along to the launch of the Solve For Tomorrow competition to meet some young geniuses, and VIP judge Dr Joel Rindelaub. Audio

5:45 AM.Samoa has declared a dengue fever outbreak - RNZ explainer editor Katie Kenny tells Nathan what's going on and if we need to worry about a similar situation in Aoteraoa. Audio

5:24 AM.Our Minister of Fruit and Veges lines up the cold weather veggies and Nathan surprises him with his love of Chimichurri. Fruit of the Week: NZ Lemons Audio

5:17 AM.Nabil's on the job from Ghana - he tells us the reasons behind a media crackdown in neighbouring Burkina Faso. Audio

5:11 AM.Pacific correspondent Kalafi Moala tell us all about the new Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands Audio

5:05 AM.Anti-war protests get violent in Los Angeles, Bevan Hurley reports from the USA Audio

5:50 AM.The deputy leader of the Opposition Carmel Sepuloni joined First Up to talk public transport subsidies, the unemployment rate and Pharmac funding. Audio

5:45 AM.A cars versus bikes battle continues to rage in Palmerston North after a new road layout which has separated traffic from a cycleway. Our reporter Jimmy Ellingham watched an at-times heated council… Read more Audio