First Up for Thursday 14 August 2025

5:52 AM.Willow-Jean Prime talks education and the other big political issues of the week from Labour's perspective. Audio

5:47 AM.Emma Cropper joins First Up from Australia where there's been an incident at the Sydney airport. Audio

5:23 AM.Libby Kirky-McLeod tells us about boundary changes in the Bay of Plenty - and finds Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell doesn't live in the electorate he represents. Audio

5:15 AM.UK correspondent Ellie Jay has an update from a murder on the Isle of Sheppy Audio