First Up

Joseph Parker heads to the UK to be ringside at the Usyk/Dubois fight, he talked with producer Ross McNaughton Audio

A report into the deaths of aid workers in Tigray has been released, Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Africa. Audio

Nicola Willis talks floods, funding and other political issues of the week Audio

Henry Riley beams in from London with a terrible tale of child manslaughter Audio

LDR's Max Frethey updates us on the Nelson/Tasman floods and other stories from the region Audio

Dunedin seaside suburb of St Clair is a surprising hub of Italian foodie culture - Tess Brunton has the story Audio

South Korea's medical students are back from an 18 month long boycott - Chris Gilbert has the story Audio

Social media influencers are all duck billed and heavily made-up - some popular content creators are all about fish - Ross McNaughton explains Audio

Funerals for flood victims, ICE raids and a case of the plague in Arizona. Eleisha Foon is in the US so you don't have to be. Audio

While Fruit and Veggie Minister Glenn is on international trade duty, Associate Minister James McLean puts on the gumboots Audio

The EU intends to retaliate as Trump imposes a 30 tariff on imports. Anita Purcell-Sjölund has the details Audio

On today's First Up pod: the latest from around the world with our people in Africa and North America; Professor of Psychology and brain health Alice Theadom talks about the work she's doing to… Read more Audio