First Up for Wednesday 29 March 2023

5:51 AM.It's been quite a week for Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson. On Saturday morning at the protest against anti-trans activist Posie Parker, she was hit by a motorcycle and injured. She was then… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.Thousands of secondary school teachers go on strike around the country today demanding better pay and conditions. It's their second strike action in a month, as the Post Primary Teachers' Association… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.When we saw that the Wellington Callisthenics community had got themselves a dedicated workout area with Council help, we went "callisthenics - is that really STILL a thing?" Well yes it is - it's got… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.This week on TradeMe - what could be a record asking price for a replica vehicle. And a former fire station with a tantalising make-over. But first, producer Jeremy Parkinson talked with Millie… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.To the Middle-East now - Alex Baird is our correspondent in Doha and he joins the programme now. Audio

5:11 AM.To our Pacific neighbours now - with Nathan Rarere from Tonga is correspondent Kalafi Moala. Audio

5:06 AM.We begin Wednesday's programme in Australia - joining Nathan Rarere from Brisbane is Pam Corkery.. Audio