First Up for Tuesday 19 September 2023

5:49 AM.To politics now, and National's Hamilton East candidate has not been clear about when he changed his long held views on fluoridation. Ryan Hamilton openly opposed fluoridation for more than two… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.It's time to talk teeth - and free dental care has been a policy promise from some political parties this election... The Greens are offering free dental care for all Kiwis funded by a wealth tax… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.With less than a month to go until New Zealand goes to the polls, the selection of party candidates and the quality of background checks is once again in the spotlight. It comes after a number of… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.Time now to get the latest from Northland with local democracy reporting part of our programme. Reporter Susan Botting started by telling Nathan Rarere why locals are a bit worried about the prospect… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.Let's head to the UK, where the Metropolitan Police have received a complaint against actor/comedian Russell Brand and it's lit up the news stories out of the UK Henry Riley is in London and spoke… Read more Audio