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5:15 AM.A suicide attack in Afghanistan is leading the news out of South Asia, Anas Mallick reports from Islamabad, Pakistan Audio

5:06 AM.For the first time ever, a major Australia political party will be lead by an indigenous woman - Pam Corkery has the story out of Brisbane Audio

5:52 AM.Finance Minister Nicola talks about how she will remember Kiingi Tuheitia Audio

5:48 AM.Our producer Mahvash Ikram talks to a woman who kept working through chemotherapy, just so she could pay her mortgage. Audio

5:26 AM.The latest from North Canterbury with Local Democracy Reporter David Hill. Audio

5:16 AM.Japan correspondent Chris Gilbert and Nathan Rarere talk about Japanese delicacies Audio

5:11 AM.South America correspondent Kate Pereyra-Gracia talks about a man who spent 44 years on the run Audio

5:06 AM.UK correspondent Henry Riley has the latest on the decision to suspending some export licences for military equipment to Israel Audio

5:52 AM.At least 13 iwi including Ngai Tahu, Ngapuhi, Mataatua waka and Te Atiawa will be represented in the first contingent of manuhiri expected at Tuurangawaewae Marae to pay tribute to Kiingi Tuheitia… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.First Up reporter Leonard Powell goes along to Māpura Studios in Sandringham to meet two Auckland artists with disabilities will have their art celebrated on the world stage in Paris. Audio

5:23 AM.Start the week with the latest from the world of fresh produce with the Minister of Fruit and Veg Glenn Forsyth Audio

5:15 AM.Pacific correspondent Kalafi Moala talks to Nathan Rarere about what happened at the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Audio

5:06 AM.The suit names several books that have been removed from school libraries under the law, including works by renowned authors Maya Angelou and Ernest Hemingway. US correspondent Katherine Firkin has… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.Boutique maker Little Lato has won the Supreme Champion award for their Vegan Mango Lassi Gelato. Nathan talks to the creator Hannah Engelsman. Audio

5:45 AM.RNZ explainer editor Katie Kenny talks about how our data on social media can be used to train AI. Audio

5:36 AM.RNZ Tumu Maori Shannon Haunui-Thompson talks to Nathan about the legacy of the Maori King Tuheitia Paki Audio

5:20 AM.First Up's associate minister of Fruit and Veg Richard Warwick with the latest from the world of fresh produce. Fruit of the Week: Tamarillo Audio

5:11 AM.A Ugandan man allegedly found with 24 human skulls may have been using them for human sacrifice and could face life in prison - Africa correspondent Nabil Ahmed Rufai has the details Audio

5:06 AM.US Correspondent Bevan Hurley on the US Army's stark rebuke of former President Donald Trump's presidential campaign over the incident at Arlington National Cemetery Audio

5:52 AM.Celebrity Treasure Island contestant Carmel Sepuloni talks politics Audio

5:44 AM.Lydia Ko's had the best month of her career - Olympic Gold AND the British Open title - she spoke with Nathan Rarere Audio

5:34 AM.Open Banking is being touted as part of solution to the issues affecting the banking sector - BlinkPay co-founder Adrian Smith told Nathan Rarere what its all about Audio

5:24 AM.Kaitaia teen Lennox Goodhue-Wikitera's been flown to Nelson for a tour of the Juicies factory after his school banned him from selling the icey treat on school grounds, reporter Samantha Gee joined… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.Women in Afghanistan have been banned from speaking in public, with more news from the countries of South Asia is Anas Mallick Audio

5:06 AM.They're still arguing over who will be the Prime Minister in France - Dr Anita Purcell-Sjölund looks at all the news from Europe Audio