First Up for Friday 15 August 2025

5:52 AM.VE Day is being remembered 80 year on with a new exhibition at Te Whakairinga Mutu in Christchurch - The Air Force Museum's David King talked with Nathan Rarere Audio

5:47 AM.New York's mayoral hopefuls line up against Donald Trump's federal takeover of Washington DC's police - Bevan Hurley has more Audio

5:25 AM.Glenn Forsyth joins First Up from the produce markets on a freezing Friday Fruit of the Week: NZ Apples Audio

5:18 AM.Clyde's Earnscleugh Castle has been given a new lease on life thanks to new owners Ryan and Marco - Katie Todd took a tour Audio

5:13 AM.Tensions continue to bubble away between India and Pakistan, Anas Mallick has the latest from Karachi Audio