First Up for Thursday 27 October 2022

5:44 AM.After a false start being turned around mid-air on Tuesday, the Prime Minister has touched down in Antarctica. Despite being the nation's leader, Jacinda Ardern will be expected to pull her weight… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.The government is remaining tight lipped about what it took to secure the release of two New Zealand travel bloggers who were detained in Iran for four months. Against official advice, social… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Covid-19 swallowed many businesses - one of them was a school canteen in Sydney. When Reddam House school opened its doors after the pandemic, everyone was in for a nasty surpise -- the tuckshop had… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Our correspondent Dr Anita Purcell Sjölund brings us the latest from Europe including a warning to Belarus...  Audio

5:16 AM.Local Democracy Reporting journalist Brendon McMahon speaks to Nathan Rarere to about the West Coast Regional Council and more...   Audio

5:05 AM.To the UK a new Prime Minister has just taken over. Nathan talks to our London correspondent Henry Riley.  Audio