First Up

Willow-Jean Prime makes her first appearance on First Up for the year - she talks education and political polls Audio

Wellington's Great Big Waterfront Clean Up kicks off today, organiser Naiomi Murgatroyd talked with Nathan Rarer''e' Audio

There's a kiwi-pocalyse up north - and a lot of mud - Peter de Graaf reports. Audio

The US builds up its military presence in the Persian Gulf - Alex Baird reports from Doha Audio

Tongan community leader and former food safety regulator Melino Maka voices concern over non-regulated meat. Audio

With fewer than ten days until the Winter Olympics, producer Ross McNaughton checks in with medal prospect snowboarder Zoi Sadowski Synott Audio

Local radio legend Boggy McDowell tells us what goodies await punters at Queenstown's Hospice Shop Audio

European Prime Ministers head to Paris, Anita Purcell-Sjölund tells us why. Audio

David Seymour spent part of the summer break in Argentina with Javier Milei.. what was that like? Audio

In the aftermath of yesterday's horse pie story, we asked Carolyn Press McKenzie from HUHA talked about other "alternate meats" and the legalities of consuming them. Audio

Local Democracy Reporter David Hill on the news from the neighbourhoods of North Canterbury. Audio

Henry Riley joins First Up from London where the Tories have lost another high-profile former Minister to Nigel Farage's Reform UK party. Audio