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5:51 AM.Labour's Vanushi Walters is new to the foreign affairs role, she talked with Melissa Chan-Green Audio

5:48 AM.Former Black Cap Luke Woodcock was diagnosed with terminal cancer last month, he talked with RNZ's Bridget Tunnicliffe Audio

5:25 AM.Papatoetoe heads to the polls in a re-run of the 2025 Otara-Papatoetoe local board election - LDR's Mary Afemata has the story Audio

5:17 AM.Iran's eastern neighbour is Pakistan, that's where we find correspondent Anas Mallick in Islamabad Audio

5:45 AM.How does the US/Israel war against Iran end? Former US diplomat Jen Gavito shares her thoughts. Audio

5:25 AM.This week's featured Op Shop is Hospice Wairarapa in Masterton, Melissa talked with Sam Millward. Read more Audio

5:18 AM.France moves a carrier group toward the Middle-East, Anita Purcell-Sjölund has news out of Europe. Audio

5:52 AM.The war in the Middle-East and its affect on the economy is at the top of the list for the Government, Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour answered a few questions Audio

5:45 AM.Dr Jacob Glanville's universal flu vaccine Centiflu-01 is currently at the human trial phase, he talked with First Up's Melissa Chan-Green Audio

5:17 AM.There's pressure's growing on King Charles to not go to the White House, reporter Ellie Jay reports from London Audio

5:53 AM.Reporter Ross McNaughton spent Saturday night with New Zealand's finest athletes at the inaugural TrackStars event. Audio

5:47 AM.Gaspy's Mike Newton joins First Up to have a look at how international conflict is hitting us at the pump Audio

5:27 AM.Grapes, egglant and mushrooms.. it can only be The Minister and his fruit and veggie report. And fungus. Audio

5:17 AM.US correspondent Katherine Firkin has the latest from the USA, where President Trump has been speaking on the war in Iran. Audio

5:13 AM.Beige Brigade co-founder Paul Ford talks with Melissa about the World CUp T-20 final between India and the Black Caps Audio

5:53 AM.The King is gone, but his vast shadow has been long filled with pretenders. Ross McNaughton went to Auckland's Te Atatu RSA to see a wanna-be Elvis. Audio

5:48 AM.Tonight, Friday, Hastings is all about meatballs. Vicky Roebuck is the town's chief meatball officer. Audio

5:24 AM.Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth has his Fruit of the Week - NZ watermelon Audio

5:16 AM.A select committe has back the idea of a social media ban for under-16s, one submitter was Smartphone free childhood New Zealand. Melissa talks with Katrina Colombie. Audio

5:12 AM.Zach Montellaro reports from Washington on the latest from the Iran war. Audio

5:50 AM.Willow-Jean Prime talks repatriation flights and the English Language Bill Audio

5:46 AM.Masterton plays host to the Golden Shears - life member, 77 year old John Hodder talked with Melissa Chan-Green Audio

5:25 AM.The World pro-surfing tour is to make a stop in Raglan, Libby Kirkby-McLeod reports from Waikato Audio

5:16 AM.Anas Mallick joins First Up from Pakistan, which shares a 1000km border with Iran. Audio

5:51 AM.Ke-xin Li takes a look at competitive E Gaming and the billion dollar e-game economy Audio