First Up

Sir Keir Starmer is in Canada for the G7 - Henry Riley tells us about the big issues facing the world's biggest economies. Audio

South Auckland reporter Mary Afemata tells us about a new pilot programme offering free desexing for dogs Audio

US Steel is now Japanese owned - Chris Gilbert updated us on this controversial purchase Audio

The use Artificial Intelligence is widespread and is now being used to reduce loneliness - Ke Xin Li talked to people with AI partners. Audio

US correspondent Katherine Firkin has the details of a weekend protests, parades and political assassinations Audio

Minister of Fruit and Veggies joins First Up for his only appearance this Matariki week Audio

Russia and Ukraine might see themselves around the negotiating table soon, Anita Purcell-Sjölund joins First Up from Sweden. Audio

Distiller Paul Schneider joins the programme to talk about his win at the World Gin Awards in London. Audio

US authorities send a team to India to help investigate the 787 crash and Donald Trump celebrates his birthday this weekend - Bevan Hurley has the latest out of New York Audio

Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth joins us for his trademark Fruit of the Week - NZ green kiwifruit

YAM CAKE

For one cake tin

4 eggs

240g butter

¾ cups brown sugar

½ cup white sugar

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It's Super Rugby Semi-finals weekend - Rugby reporter Joe Porter talked with Chiefs lock Naitoa Ah Kuoi Audio

Kenya is under a starvation alert as cuts to the US AID programme kick in, Nabil Ahmed Rufai is with us from Ghana Audio