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5:26 AM.A big, flash Hawkes Bay home and a Taylor Swift autographed CD all feature on TradeMe this week with Emma Bacon Audio

5:10 AM.Up to 14,000 babies are at risk of death in Gaza as the Israeli blockade continues - Alex Baird reports from the Middle-East Audio

5:51 AM.The Finance Minister Nicola Willis looks forward to her second budget in charge of the nation's wallet - and talks butter with Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:44 AM.The UK and EU agree on food, fishing, defence and travel, correspondent Ellie Jay reports from London Audio

5:22 AM.Diane McCarthy reports on the proposed new bridges for the Eastern Bay of Plenty Audio

5:14 AM.It was a brutal, gripping battle between the Black Ferns and Canada in Christchurch on Saturday, ending in a 27-all stalemate. What a rivalry to take into the Women's Rugby World Cup this year. Black… Read more Audio

5:09 AM.The Government in Japan is proving unpopular - Chris Gilbert has the numbers from Tokyo Audio

5:52 AM.Doggie bags are on the way out in the USA, is the trend reflected locally? Ke-Xin Li finds out Audio

5:47 AM.A Mexican naval training ship has hit the Brooklyn Bridge, Katherine Firkin has news from the USA Audio

5:26 AM.May is a big one for the letter M, Glenn Forsyth talks mushrooms, manadarins and kiwiruit which starts with k Audio

5:16 AM.Foil, Arms and Hog are coming back to Aotearoa, Nathan talks with Conor McKenna from the Irish comedy group. Audio

5:10 AM.Eurovision is done for another year, Anita Purcell-Sjölund reports from Sweden Audio

5:50 AM.Educator Bex Rose tells us how our schools and students are using Artifical Intelligence Audio

5:45 AM.Bevan Hurley tells us Bruce Springsteen isn't happy with Trump and Diddy's trial continues in New York Audio

5:24 AM.In an unprecedented move, the Minister of Fruit and Veggies names persimmon his Fruit of the Week for the second week running, is this even legal??

Persimmon Recipe:

The standout and most popular… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.Kiwi Super Fan Eden Jahnke is in Basel for the 69th Eurovision Song Contest. Audio

5:10 AM.South Africa's President calls whites claiming refugee status in the USA "cowards" - Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Ghana Audio

5:49 AM.Labour's Barbara Edmonds talks the C word, the B word and Kiwisaver which begins with K Audio

5:46 AM.Prison overcrowding and a arson attack on the Prime Minister home, Ellie Jay has the news out of London Audio

5:25 AM.Kaikohe welcomed home local MMA hero Dhcamad Armstrong - reporter Peter de Graaf was there. Audio

5:16 AM.High school teacher Dr Aiden Kiely has won the PM's science prize - and he feels like a rock star Audio

5:10 AM.The ceasefire is holding in the India/Pakistan face-off over Kashmir, Anas Mallick joins First Up from Islamabad Audio

5:50 AM.Changes are looming for maths in schools, but do teachers have the resources to do the mahi? Melissa Chan-Green talked with maths researcher Jo Knox. Audio

5:46 AM.Ryan Reynold's football team Wrexham United is heading to Australia - and New Zealand - Pam Corkery has the details Audio

5:25 AM.A house in the Sounds, a flash Ferrari and a first edition of an American classic, Emma Bacon has all the interesting TradeMe auctions for the week. Audio