First Up for Friday 30 August 2024

5:50 AM.Boutique maker Little Lato has won the Supreme Champion award for their Vegan Mango Lassi Gelato. Nathan talks to the creator Hannah Engelsman. Audio

5:45 AM.RNZ explainer editor Katie Kenny talks about how our data on social media can be used to train AI. Audio

5:36 AM.RNZ Tumu Maori Shannon Haunui-Thompson talks to Nathan about the legacy of the Maori King Tuheitia Paki Audio

5:20 AM.First Up's associate minister of Fruit and Veg Richard Warwick with the latest from the world of fresh produce. Fruit of the Week: Tamarillo Audio

5:11 AM.A Ugandan man allegedly found with 24 human skulls may have been using them for human sacrifice and could face life in prison - Africa correspondent Nabil Ahmed Rufai has the details Audio

5:06 AM.US Correspondent Bevan Hurley on the US Army's stark rebuke of former President Donald Trump's presidential campaign over the incident at Arlington National Cemetery Audio