First Up for Friday 5 December 2025

5:52 AM.It's Whangarei's turn to host an A & P show, Nathan Rarere talked with Ellie Ball, project lead for the A&P Society Audio

5:47 AM.An arrest overnight in the US of a suspect in the January 2020 Washington pipe bomb case - correspondent Zach Montellaro has the details Audio

5:27 AM.Only two weeks to go until Fruit of the Year - no one's more excited than the Minister of Fruit and Veggies - today Fruit of the Week: NZ blackberries Audio

5:18 AM.Glenfield College celebrates the retirement of a number long serving teachers tonight, producer Matthew Hutching talked with two of them, Alistair Tod and David Aston Audio

5:13 AM.Vladimir Putin is in India for talks, Anas Mallick has the details from Islamabad Audio