First Up for Wednesday 19 July 2023

5:49 AM.Finally today, it's time for our regular Wednesday chat with the leaders of the Green Party. The Greens have announced a plan to return wrongly taken land to tangata whenua. It's pledging to repeal… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.The 2026 Commonwealth Games in Victoria have been cancelled, with the state government blaming the rising costs.

Nathan Rarere asked champion shot putter Tom Walsh who's competing in Europe, if he'd… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.There's only one more sleep til the FIFA Women's Football World Cup kicks off. And a lot of exciting events have already been happening... Last weekend former professional football players Julia Simic… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.A ruby red Kombi leads the pack this week on TradeMe - and one of Auckland's most sought after streets showcases a very modern, multi-million dollar mansion. But first, producer Jeremy Parkinson talks… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.To Africa now - joining us from Accra in sunny Ghana is our correspondent Nabil Ahmed. Audio

5:10 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from Brisbane - home of the 1982 Commonwealth Games - is Pam Corkery. Audio