First Up for Monday 18 September 2023

5:52 AM.After a three year hiatus, Winston Peters is being talked about once again, cracking 5 percent in some recent polls... But will the 78-year-old - and New Zealand First - actually make it back into… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.To politics now, and today we're joined for the first time by The Opportunities Party leader Raf Manji. He's running for the electorate of Ilam in Christchurch, and if he wins, TOP will be in… Read more Audio

5:38 AM.Time now to get the latest on the mood in Fiji where most of the nation has been glued to television sets watching the Rugby World Cup game against Australia. We've got reporter Mereoni Mili with Fiji… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.To the healthiest four and a half minutes on New Zealand radio - done the numbers and they are Rock Solid - Nathan Rarere joined by our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:15 AM.The Twits by Roald Dahl, is the new performance hitting theatres all across the Auckland region from September to October. Aotearoa's leading children's theatre company formed by Tim Bray is excited… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.Time to catch up on what's happening in the Pacific - and our correspondent in Tonga is Kalafi Moala. Audio

5:06 AM.Our North America correspondent is legendary LA News-man Dick Helton. Audio