First Up for Wednesday 28 October 2020

5:53 AM.After the historic election result earlier this month when 40 new MPs were elected to Parliament, we've been trying to introduce you to as many of the newbies as we can. One of the few new National… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.The climate emergency is seeing workplaces across the country changing their ways to try and reduce carbon emissions, and many healthcare workers are finding novel and innovative ways to ensure they… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.An 11-year-old boy was rescued from the Waikato river over the weekend thanks to a heroic by-stander. Joel Kumeroa is an 18-year-old builder, but it was his life guard skills that gave him the courage… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Today is Te Putake o te Riri, He Ra Maumahara - the National Day of the Commemoration of the New Zealand Wars. The day is being marked at various events around the country but in Tauranga, there will… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.International netball is back tonight with the Silver Ferns hosting the English Roses in the first game of the three-match Taini Jamison series. Covid-19 hit England netball hard, and the team haven't… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Each week we talk to a small New Zealand business and this week we're talking to Perzen Patel who's business is called 'Dolly Mumma'. They make ready-to-cook Indian products which you can use to make… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.A lot of people around the planet worked on important projects during the Covid crisis. Melbourne man Ben Loke is one. He cycled 14-hundred kilometres during his city's lockdown, and that was despite… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.Staying State-side now, where Judge Amy Coney Barrett has been confirmed to the Supreme Court by the US Senate. Coming as it does just one week from the election, her hugely controversial appointment… Read more Audio