First Up for Tuesday 26 January 2021

5:48 AM.Christchurch is set to get to 36 degrees today and with two fires breaking out yesterday afternoon - crews are on high alert. Two helicopters and six fire crews fought a blaze on Balmoral Hill in… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.We take our monthly trip into space right now as we head to London to catch up with the founder of the Open Space Agency, former fastest kid in gumboots at school in Eastbourne, Wellington, James Parr… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.Kiwi UFC star Dan Hooker had a devastating loss over the weekend, being TKO'd by his American opponent Michael Chandler in Abu Dhabi. Adding to the drama was Hooker's throwing off his gloves at the… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.This week on TradeMe - classic Americas Cup memorabilia, a spine with an attached pelvis and the supermarket promotion of the Summer - a Smeg knife block. TradeMe's Logan Mudge told producer Jeremy… Read more Audio

5:13 AM.The images of the Washington Capital building being stormed by a mob of Donald Trump supporters felt an absolute world away from us here in New Zealand. Not to mention the 25 million cases and… Read more Audio