First Up for Wednesday 25 September 2019

5:54 AM.A group of students are calling for all businesses and schools to carry out waste audits - after discovering their school was generating around 10 shipping containers of waste a year. Lydia Batham… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.And before the Rugby World Cup began, we asked our social media team to track us down the All Blacks' biggest fan.. And we think they've found her.. Aucklander Kate Lawless and her husband have always… Read more Audio

5:40 AM.Samoa beat Russia in a bruising Rugby World Cup encounter last night and walked away with a bonus-point 34-9 victory at Kumagaya Rugby Stadium in Japan. It was the first time they've ever faced Russia… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Today it's about inflation ... and whether the Reserve Bank should continue to be singlemindedly focussed on getting the rate higher. Here's business editor Gyles Beckford Audio