First Up

A Kapiti Coast driving instructor is calling out the NZTA over delays in driver testing officer training, Mahvash Ikram has this report. Audio

Movie lovers in Thames can now chill somewhere other than Netflix as a new cinema opens in the town, Leonard Powell went to have a look. Audio

Cambridge's water tower has been marked for destruction, but not everyone is happy, RNZ's Natalie Akoorie has the story Audio

A bus crash in Pakistan has killed a number of Pakistani pilgrims, Anas Mallick reports in from Islamabad Audio

More bodies are recovered off Sicily in the wake of the super-yacht sinking, Anita Purcell-Sjölund has Thursday's news from Europe Audio

Infometrics boss Brad Olsen takes a look at Open Banking and the prospect of a stronger Kiwibank Audio

Budgeting is trending on TikTok, producer Mahvash Ikram looks at this new social media fad Audio

The country's flashest apartment is listed for sale this week - TradeMe's Tiana Barns tells us about the penthouse atop Auckland's Metropolis building Audio

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hopes to secure a ceasefire - he's in the Middle East, as is Alex Baird who has the regional update from Doha Audio

President Biden signs off in Chicago - he's addressed the National Convention, Bevan Hurley has the reaction from New York Audio

New rules for Aussie MPs and staffers, Pam Corkery updates us on news from across the Tasman Audio

Finance Minister Nicola Willis joins First Up every Tuesday, this week she joined Nathan Rarere fresh from Koroneihana celebrations at Ngaruawahia Audio