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5:35 AM.We're beginning a new feature The Great Outdoors with DOC - where we'll be checking in with the Department of Conservation each month to hear what they're getting up to out in the wilderness. Avi… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Local Democracy reporter Diane McCarthy tells Nathan about tensions surrounding recreational facilities during the first day of hearings for Whakatane District Council's Long-term Plan 2024-34. Audio

5:16 AM.The cost of living crisis isn't for everyone in Argentina - the country's senators have voted themselves a massive pay rise - Kate Pereyra-Garcia has more Audio

5:11 AM.Japan prepares to fire-up long mothballed nuclear plants - our correspondent Chris Gilbert tells us why Audio

5:06 AM.BBC presenter Huw Edwards formally resigns almost a year after stepping back from presenter duties - correspondent Henry Riley joined First Up from London Audio

5:51 AM.The Halberg Games were held over the weekend in Auckland, Leonard Powell went along to talk with the competitors who all have some physical disability. Audio

5:45 AM.The winner of the Taite Music prize is announced on Tuesday night - Max Johns from Hamilton's Underground Press reviewed all 68 nominated albums so you didn't have to Audio

5:27 AM.Fruit and Veggie Minister Glenn Forsyth updates us on LeaderBrand's new massive covered facility in Gisborne which opened last week Audio

5:17 AM.OUr correspondent in Germany, Nita Blake-Persen on the reaction in Europe, Ukraine and Russia on the aid bill passed by US Congress. Audio

5:11 AM.Is the Middle-East on the edge after Israel and Iran traded shots last week? Nathan Rarere asked our correspondent in Israel, Sarah Coates Audio

5:06 AM.The US House of Representatives passes the Ukraine Aid Bill - Mitch McCann has the reaction from New York Audio

5:52 AM.This weekend, Taupo hosts a round of the Aussie Supercar series - Josie Spillane is CEO of the International Motorsport Park. Audio

5:48 AM.RNZ explainer editor Katie Kenny to give us the low down on the job cuts in the public service Audio

5:34 AM.A consignment of basketball boots are up at auction in the USA - including a pair of Michael Jordan's old sneakers, head of Robert Edwards Auctions, Brian Dwyer joined the programme. Audio

5:23 AM.Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth has all the news from the produce markets - including FRUIT OF THE WEEK: fresh Samoan coconuts Audio

5:15 AM.A Tongan man is jailed in Auckland for importing illegal tobacco - Kalafi Moala reports on the case of Mosese Vakapuna Audio

5:11 AM.Burkina Faso and its former colonial master France are butting diplomatic heads - Nabil Ahmed Rufai has the details out of Africa Audio

5:06 AM.Jury selection continues in the trial of Donald J Trump, Bevan Hurley has been watching developments Audio

5:51 AM.Disabled people are tired of struggling - Labour's Priyanca Radhakrishnan Audio

5:47 AM.On Aotea/Great Barrier Island - their landfill is full - but that's not stopping them attempting to achieve their zero waste goal Audio

5:37 AM.Leonard Powell visits the SPCA where they're running a campaign to "Clear The Shelters" Audio

5:24 AM.A Dunedin couple struggle to get justice after being scammed in Queenstown - RNZ's Tess Brunton has the story Audio

5:17 AM.Wars in the Middle-East and in Ukraine are expected to dominate G7 discussions in Italy as our correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund explains Audio

5:11 AM.Pakistan and Afghanistan deal with deadly floods - Anas Mallick is in Islamabad Audio

5:05 AM.There's a showdown looming in the UK between the House of Lords and the Government over plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda - Ellie Jay joined First Up from London Audio