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5:52 AM.Four thousand students descend on Auckland for the Secondary School games, organiser Max Brown told us all about it Audio

5:46 AM.Katherine Firkin has all the news from North America, she joined the programme from New York Audio

5:23 AM.Up early with First Up is the Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glen Forsyth Audio

5:11 AM.Ukraine continues to target Russian energy facilities, Anita Purcell-Sjölund reports from Sweden Audio

5:52 AM.Ke-Xin Li discovers the Filipino purple yam known as Ube. Audio

5:46 AM.Bevan Hurley joins First Up from New York, with breaking news of a celebrity arrest Audio

5:24 AM.Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth checks in with his Fruit of the Week (NZ mandarins) and other news from the produce markets Audio

5:17 AM.English rugby player Charlie Powell has turned out for Otago in this year's NPC, producer Ross McNaughton called him for a chat. Audio

5:13 AM.Much of Pakistan is underwater, Anas Mallick has the news from Islamabad Audio

5:53 AM.Labour's Willow-Jean Prime joined First Up to talk teacher strikes, the official cash rate and the other big issues of the political week Audio

5:44 AM.The Black Ferns kick off their World Cup campaign in the UK on Monday, Risaleaana Pouri-Lane joined Nathan from York Audio

5:24 AM.Dan Hutchinson reports on the neighbourhood around Taupo, where there's a boil water notice in the suburb of Mapara Audio

5:17 AM.Tension continues between Israel and Australia, Emma Cropper joins First Up from Sydney Audio

5:12 AM.Inflation is on the rise in the UK, Lydia Batham has the figues from London Audio

5:52 AM.As secondary teachers strike, maths educator Subash Chander K - aka Infinity Plus One, clears up how much teachers actually get paid Audio

5:47 AM.Israel is due to respond to the Gaza ceasefire plan, Alex Baird has his report from a super-hot Doha Audio

5:24 AM.Every household needs a life sized ceramic doberman - Emma Bacon from TradeMe has the weekly listings Audio

5:17 AM.Burkina Faso's military junta is butting heads with the UN - Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from neighbouring Ghana Audio

5:53 AM.Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour joins with his reckons on the political issue of the week Audio

5:47 AM.Europe Correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund joins us from Europe, as Ukraine's Zelensky meets with Donald Trump in Washington Audio

5:24 AM.Wairoa Star's new owner is Tautau Commercial, CEO Aayden Clarke joins First Up to tell us wassup in the Hawkes Bay town Audio

5:14 AM.Japan is to introduce new rules around boxing after two recent deaths - Nathan talks to Chris Gilbert. Audio

5:52 AM.Reporter Ke-Xin Li uncovers confusion in the pharmacy sector over the ability to write sick notes. Audio

5:47 AM.The Trump/Putin summit was held in Alaska on Saturday, Katherine Firkin has the details. Audio

5:26 AM.It's all about potatoes with Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. And for a potato goodness recipe: https://www.wilcoxgoodness.co.nz/recipe/tex-mex-mince Audio