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First Up for Tuesday 25 July 2023

  • Previous Episode: Monday, 24 July 2023
  • Next Episode: Wednesday, 26 July 2023
  • National's Nicola Willis reflects on high pressure role as MP

    politics
    National Party deputy leader Nicola Willis and National Party Christopher Luxon after the Budget 2023 announcement.

    5:50 AM.Staying with the news of Kiri Allan's resignation from her ministerial portfolios - in her regular discussion on First Up, National's deputy leader Nicola Willis reflected on the high pressure job it… Read more Audio

  • Locals feeling sympathy for "very present" MP Kiritapu Allan

    health politics
    Labour MP Kiri Allan during the General Debate

    5:45 AM.Labour MP Kiritapu Allan has resigned from all her government portfolios, after she was charged in relation to a car crash in Wellington on Sunday night. Back in 2021, she was highly praised - for how… Read more Audio

  • Hard copies of video games pre-2010 difficult to find

    life and society
    Mario and Luigi stand side by side both listening to music with their headphones.

    5:34 AM.If you're looking to buy a classic video game that was released before 2010, you'll need a lot more than good luck. That's because 87 percent of these are critically endangered according to a major… Read more Audio

  • Regional Canterbury's annual district plan gets review

    local council
    Flooding in Downs Road in Eyrewell in Canterbury.

    5:23 AM.Checking out the neighbourhood of north and regional Canterbury now with local democracy reporter David Hill. Due to the amount of rain they had over the weekend Nathan Rarere asked David how the… Read more Audio

  • Summit between South Korea & Japan, China interested?

    world
    People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of North Korea's rocket launch, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul on 31 May, 2023.

    5:14 AM.Time now to get the latest from Japan with our correspondent Chris Gilbert. Nathan Rarere started by asking him if China's enthusiam for a summit with South Korea and Japan is because it wants to… Read more Audio

  • UK: popular BBC presenter George Alagiah dies from cancer

    world
    A member of the media works outside BBC Broadcasting House in central London on July 9, 2023 (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)

    5:06 AM.We begin Tuesday in the UK - where a BBC newsreader is back in the news, this time it's long-serving presenter George Alagiah, who has died at the age of 67, with Nathan Rarere from London is… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Monday, 24 July 2023
  • Next Episode: Wednesday, 26 July 2023
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