First Up

It's all about potatoes with Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. And for a potato goodness recipe: https://www.wilcoxgoodness.co.nz/recipe/tex-mex-mince Audio

Lewis Clareburt's back in the country, Nathan Rarere caught up with our swimming champ Audio

Sir Keir Starmer is heading to Washington along with President Zelensky, Ellie Jay reports from London Audio

VE Day is being remembered 80 year on with a new exhibition at Te Whakairinga Mutu in Christchurch - The Air Force Museum's David King talked with Nathan Rarere Audio

New York's mayoral hopefuls line up against Donald Trump's federal takeover of Washington DC's police - Bevan Hurley has more Audio

Glenn Forsyth joins First Up from the produce markets on a freezing Friday Fruit of the Week: NZ Apples Audio

Clyde's Earnscleugh Castle has been given a new lease on life thanks to new owners Ryan and Marco - Katie Todd took a tour Audio

Tensions continue to bubble away between India and Pakistan, Anas Mallick has the latest from Karachi Audio

Willow-Jean Prime talks education and the other big political issues of the week from Labour's perspective. Audio

Emma Cropper joins First Up from Australia where there's been an incident at the Sydney airport. Audio

Libby Kirky-McLeod tells us about boundary changes in the Bay of Plenty - and finds Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell doesn't live in the electorate he represents. Audio

UK correspondent Ellie Jay has an update from a murder on the Isle of Sheppy Audio