First Up for Wednesday 11 October 2023

5:51 AM.Co-leader of the Greens is James Shaw and he spoke with Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:47 AM.With the election just days away now, Aucklands Tamaki Electorate is set to be one of the most tightly contested seats. National MP Simon O'Connor has held the seat comfortably since 2011, but this… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.Israel continues to pound targets in Gaza in response to Hamas' deadly attacks which began on Saturday.. Israel's death toll is now more than 1000, with more than 800 Palestinians dying in retaliatory… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.This week on TradeMe - a New Zealand designed and built Volkswagen Beetle with a bit of a difference - and a South Auckland house, straight out of the better part of the 1980s. But first, producer… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.ArtWeek in Auckland's city centre features more than 50 pop up exhibitions, galleries, installations, free art walks, artist talks and workshops. One of those projects is the Urban Art Village which… Read more Audio

5:09 AM.From the Middle East to Australia now, we're joined from Brisbane by Pam Corkery. Audio