First Up for Tuesday 28 October 2025

5:53 AM.ACTing Prime Minister David Seymour responds to the news that Labour will campaign on a Capital Gains Tax Audio

5:48 AM.Henry Riley joins First Up from London, where a new report says billions of pounds have been spent on asylum hotels Audio

5:26 AM.Craig Ashworth reports from neighbourhoods around New Plymouth/Taranaki. Audio

5:17 AM.The ASEAN summit is the big story in Asia, and Japan's new PM gets to meet Donald Trump in her first week on the job - Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo Audio