First Up for Wednesday 18 October 2023

5:49 AM.The Green Party had its best election result ever this past weekend, Green MPs now number 14 in our House of Representatives Four of those 14 MPs represent electorates, a record number for the party… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.New Zealand boxer Mea Motu has shaken off her shoulder injury, got her asthma under control and is ready to win another world title. Standing in her way for the IBO super bantamweight belt is Chandni… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.This week on TradeMe high value houses and a hard to miss Hi Lux But first, producer Jeremy Parkinson talks with TradeMe's Tiana Barns about a cake mixer auction raising money for a baking charity. Audio

5:17 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from Doha is our Middle-East correspondent Alex Baird. Audio

5:12 AM.To the Pacific now - our correspondent in Tonga is Kalafi Moala Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this morning in Australia, joining Nathan Rarere from Brisbane is our good friend Pam Corkery. Audio