First Up

Let's head to the UK, where the Metropolitan Police have received a complaint against actor/comedian Russell Brand and it's lit up the news stories out of the UK Henry Riley is in London and spoke… Read more Audio

After a three year hiatus, Winston Peters is being talked about once again, cracking 5 percent in some recent polls... But will the 78-year-old - and New Zealand First - actually make it back into… Read more Audio

To politics now, and today we're joined for the first time by The Opportunities Party leader Raf Manji. He's running for the electorate of Ilam in Christchurch, and if he wins, TOP will be in… Read more Audio

Time now to get the latest on the mood in Fiji where most of the nation has been glued to television sets watching the Rugby World Cup game against Australia. We've got reporter Mereoni Mili with Fiji… Read more Audio

To the healthiest four and a half minutes on New Zealand radio - done the numbers and they are Rock Solid - Nathan Rarere joined by our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Audio

The Twits by Roald Dahl, is the new performance hitting theatres all across the Auckland region from September to October. Aotearoa's leading children's theatre company formed by Tim Bray is excited… Read more Audio

Time to catch up on what's happening in the Pacific - and our correspondent in Tonga is Kalafi Moala. Audio

Our North America correspondent is legendary LA News-man Dick Helton. Audio

The East Coast has always been a remote region, but with the carnage wrought by severe weather like Cyclone Gabrielle, communities have been even more cut off this year. But a new initiative - in the… Read more Audio

To politics now and ACT leader David Seymour said on Wednesday that his party's tax plans would have to change, after Treasury revealed the state of the government's books. But, he told RNZ's… Read more Audio

France is heating up for the second week of the Rugby World Cup. The host nation is sizzling with yet another burst of high temperatures. But the prospect of the sweltering weather isn't holding back… Read more Audio

Joining First Up from Wellington this week is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the Week: Avocados Audio