First Up for Wednesday 16 October 2019

5:53 AM.The battle for the world's steepest street is headed to court - kind of. Ffordd Pen Llech in the Welsh resort of Harlech dethroned Dunedin's Baldwin Street as the world's steepest street in July. But… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.On Budget Day this year, First Up visited Tāmaki College in Auckland to find out what the students there wanted to see in the government's budget - but while we were there, several of the students… Read more Video, Audio

5:38 AM.The Silver Ferns win in game one of the Constellation Cup hasn't knocked any confidence out of the Australian Diamonds. New Zealand won the opener in Christchurch on Sunday to back up their World Cup… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.This morning's business question is about the term 'seasonally-adjusted' which is often used in the reporting of price and other data movements - So what does it actually mean? Our business reporter… Read more Audio

5:19 AM.On Sunday thousands of runners will pound the pavements - as the annual Auckland marathon takes place. And one runner might stand out - because he'll look more like someone working the event. William… Read more Audio