First Up for Tuesday 7 November 2023

5:49 AM.It's Melbourne Cup Day, and to finish the show we've got a special treat for you. Titus O'Reily is the co-host of Sports Bizzare podcast, who made a must listen episode about the outrageous history… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.To politics now, and everyone's waiting for that puff of white smoke that signals a new coalition government of New Zealand. But in our regular catch up, National's deputy leader Nicola Willis told… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.We're about to meet an Invercargill woman who's mission is to become the first blind wahine toa to cycle the length of Aotearoa. Hannah Pascoe will also be fundraising for future blind athletes… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.To find out what's been happening in the neighbourhood of Ashburton I spoke with local democracy reporter Jonathan Leask from the Ashburton Guardian. He told Nathan Rarere about the illegal dumping… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.To Japan now, where foreign ministers of the Group of Seven nations are starting two days of talks in Tokyo. And as our correspondent Chris Gilbert tells Nathan Rarere - top of the agenda is conflict… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.We begin this morning in the UK - our correspondent Henry Riley is on the job and joins us from London. Audio