First Up

There's a new player in the world of combat sports. Watch out boxing, get out of the way MMA, professional pillow fighting is here and it's not going anywhere anytime soon. This past weekend in… Read more Audio

When we find out about news from around the universe - we love to speak to James Parr of the Open Space Agency and when we spoke before the show Nathan Rarere asked James about the amazing picture of… Read more Audio

Just off the coast of Fiordland are a number of predator free islands that are home to some of New Zealand's rarest residents, the kakapo. There are currently around only 200 of the flightless parrots… Read more Audio

Staying overseas and Qatar is in talks to supply gas to Europe - let's find out more with out Middle East correspondent in Qatar, Alex Baird. Audio

We head West, joining First Up from balmy Brisbane is our correspondent Pam Corkery. Audio

Many of us will remember bringing home the pencil case or jewellery box we made in the school wood work class. Imagine instead being able to say you built a house? Well that's exactly what's happening… Read more Audio

It's the first of February, which marks the start of the Chinese New Year celebrations..which RNZ's World Watch producer and presenter Perlina Lau and her family will be celebrating. We've woken her… Read more Audio

Pregnant New Zealand journalist Charlotte Bellis has been making headlines this week after she was denied a spot in MIQ despite having to rely on the word of the Taliban for her safety. That's one of… Read more Audio

When you think collectible cars, names such as Mustang, Lamborghini and Ferarri are mentioned. But very rarely Subaru.. This week on TradeMe, an Imprezza, with a price tag that suggests it's anything… Read more Audio

The fallout continues for music streaming service Spotify after rock 'n' roll great Neil Young ordered it to remove his music from the platform, unless it stops streaming Joe Rogan's podcast. Fellow… Read more Audio

A month or so ago in Japan, Covid seemed to be all but under control. The Omicron variant has meant that's now pretty far from the case, as Nathan Rarere found out from our Tokyo correspondent Chris… Read more Audio