First Up for Wednesday 28 January 2026

5:53 AM.Tongan community leader and former food safety regulator Melino Maka voices concern over non-regulated meat. Audio

5:48 AM.With fewer than ten days until the Winter Olympics, producer Ross McNaughton checks in with medal prospect snowboarder Zoi Sadowski Synott Audio

5:25 AM.Local radio legend Boggy McDowell tells us what goodies await punters at Queenstown's Hospice Shop Audio

5:15 AM.European Prime Ministers head to Paris, Anita Purcell-Sjölund tells us why. Audio