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5:47 AM.Henry Riley reports from London where Prime Minister Starmer has moved on some of his backbench MPs Audio

5:24 AM.Taranaki is winning the war on rats, but may lose its local Polytech - Robin Martin has the stories Audio

5:15 AM.The Tactix play the Pulse in an elimination final this Sunday - Tactix Coach Donna Wilkins talked with Nathan Rarere Audio

5:11 AM.Australia correspondent Emma Cropper tells us about Prime Minister Albanese's visit to China Audio

5:51 AM.The Tour de France heads in to the mountain stages, Kiwi pro-cyclist George Bennett gave us his insights from his home in Andorra Audio

5:47 AM.An Israeli plan to move the entire population of Gaza to the city of Rafah is causing friction between the government and the millitary - Alex Baird reports. Audio

5:23 AM.A project hotrod is hot property on TradeMe this week - Emma Bacon has the details Audio

5:16 AM.Joseph Parker heads to the UK to be ringside at the Usyk/Dubois fight, he talked with producer Ross McNaughton Audio

5:13 AM.A report into the deaths of aid workers in Tigray has been released, Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Africa. Audio

5:51 AM.Nicola Willis talks floods, funding and other political issues of the week Audio

5:46 AM.Henry Riley beams in from London with a terrible tale of child manslaughter Audio

5:25 AM.LDR's Max Frethey updates us on the Nelson/Tasman floods and other stories from the region Audio

5:16 AM.Dunedin seaside suburb of St Clair is a surprising hub of Italian foodie culture - Tess Brunton has the story Audio

5:11 AM.South Korea's medical students are back from an 18 month long boycott - Chris Gilbert has the story Audio

5:52 AM.Social media influencers are all duck billed and heavily made-up - some popular content creators are all about fish - Ross McNaughton explains Audio

5:47 AM.Funerals for flood victims, ICE raids and a case of the plague in Arizona. Eleisha Foon is in the US so you don't have to be. Audio

5:26 AM.While Fruit and Veggie Minister Glenn is on international trade duty, Associate Minister James McLean puts on the gumboots Audio

5:12 AM.The EU intends to retaliate as Trump imposes a 30 tariff on imports. Anita Purcell-Sjölund has the details Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: the latest from around the world with our people in Africa and North America; Professor of Psychology and brain health Alice Theadom talks about the work she's doing to… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.Female athletes also suffer from concussion at high rates than their male counterparts - AUT Professor Alice Theadom is part of a project to improve the numbers Audio

5:46 AM.Bevan Hurley joins us from the USA where anger is mounting over the deadly Texas floods Audio

5:24 AM.Glenn Forsyth talks vegetables, fruit and unveils his Fruit of The Week... NZ Navel Oranges Audio

5:15 AM.A bunch of All Blacks outside of the current squad head to Australia to play the British and Irish Lions this weekend, Nathan Rarere talked with Irish rugby journalist Will Slattery Audio

5:11 AM.The US clamps down on visas for some African countries, Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports Audio

5:52 AM.Labour MP Duncan Webb talks Regulatory Standards and the other BIG political issues of the week Audio