First Up for Friday 15 December 2023

5:54 AM.Only 10 more sleeps till Christmas..for those of you who sleep. No doubt, some people will have already bought all their gifts, set up the tree and even decided on a menu for the family lunch. But… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.The summer ahead could well be Aotearoa's hottest ever according to climate experts - even today it's going to be a scorcher in several spots!! After a rather wet and cold winter that could seem like… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.For the final First Up of 2024, the Minister of Fruit and Veges, Glenn Forsyth, joins us today in the studio. Fruit of the Year: Banana Audio

5:15 AM.Time now to head to Europe and joining us our correspondent Nita Blake-Person. Audio

5:11 AM.Dr. Ivan Spasojevic has created "liquid trees" which turn carbon dioxide into breathable oxygen and further help to clean harmful pollutants from the air. He talks to First Up about his world-first… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.Time now to hear from our US correspondet Bevan Hurley who is in New York. Audio