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5:13 AM.Madagascar now appears to be in full coup mode, Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Africa Audio

5:53 AM.David Seymour talks hostage release, education and local body elections Audio

5:49 AM.Alex Baird reports from the Middle-East where the Israeli hostages and Palestinian captives are heading home Audio

5:26 AM.Northland reporter Susan Botting updates us on the local elections up north Audio

5:17 AM.One of the two stars of the absurdist comedy Captain Morrow and the Sands of Time, Callum Brodie talked about the play with Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:12 AM.Henry Riley reports from London where the buses are being over-run by cockroaches Audio

5:51 AM.Upper Hutt's new mayor Peri Zee campaigned on better transport and a vibrant new city centre - she talked with Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:47 AM.Katherine Firkin reports from New York on the latest news out of the USA Audio

5:25 AM.Glenn Forsyth has a look at how the cost of living crisis has had an impact on the consumption of fresh produce. Audio

5:17 AM.Well known broadcaster and rugby league identity Fauono Ken Laban is the new Mayor of Lower Hutt Audio

5:12 AM.Anita Purcell-Sjölund reports on another weekend over political turmoil in France Audio

5:54 AM.Bevan Hurley tells us about President Trump's mates make a last push for Nobel glory and Illinois governor JB Pritzker goes to court to try to block Trump's attempt to send hundreds of National Guard… Read more Audio

5:49 AM.West Aucklanders get to vote for the Waitakere and Portage Licensing Trusts, which have exclusive rights to the alcohol licenses in their area. First Up producer Matthew Hutching has the story. Audio

5:25 AM.Veggies and the fruit of the week with Minister of Fruit and veggies, Glenn Forsyth. FotW: Oranges Audio

5:17 AM.Dr Christoph Bartneck mixes his love of swimming and computers in a new book Audio

5:12 AM.Sir Keir Starmer heads to India, meets Modi, dicusses Ukraine - Anas Mallick tells us more. Audio

5:52 AM.Labour's Willow-Jean Prime talks school attendance and yesterday's OCR cut Audio

5:46 AM.Since retiring from rugby last year, former Blues flanker/lock Tom Robinson's reinvented himself as a life coach and a yoga teacher. He talks to Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:24 AM.New Plymouth's mayoral race is wide open - RNZ's Robin Martin tells us who's up for the job Audio

5:15 AM.Henry Riley tells us why Kate and Jerry McCann are back in the headlines Audio

5:12 AM.Police prevent a hit in Sydney's west and a shark bites a surfer in South Australia - Emma Cropper has the stories Audio

5:53 AM.New Zealand born tennis player Jamie Mackenzie's enjoying a breakout year on the ITF junior tour. Tournament victories in Beijing and Bamberg have seen him rise to 17 in the world junior rankings But… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.As Israel commemorates the second anniversary of the October 7 attacks, the region inches closer to a peace deal - Alex Baird reports from Doha Audio

5:25 AM.This week on TradeMe, a 1961 Corvette, a mansion on the mangroves and an autographed boxing glove - Emma Bacon has the list Audio

5:16 AM.Podcaster Jack Marshall has been talking politics with candidates around Tai Rawhiti Audio