First Up

An 11-year-old sushi fan who was fed up with the plastic packaging it came in has returned to his favourite store to find they've made a change.  Read more Audio

Documents show the Education Review Office was poised to give a positive report to an early childhood service the Education Ministry wanted to shut down due to multiple rules breaches. The ministry… Read more Audio

Many of us have been recycling for years - but it turns out we're not that good at it. Research from the Waste Management Institute's found almost 40 percent of plastics that can be recycled end up in… Read more Audio

Pam Corkery is a Kiwi icon. A broadcaster, writer and former MP - she can now add "First Up Australia correspondent" to her lengthy CV.. And she joins me now from Brisbane for the latest on what's… Read more Audio

In 234 days time - the 19th September - New Zealanders will head to the polls, and there'll be a lot on the ballot. As well as the electorate and party vote, there's two referendums - one on… Read more Audio

The interim retirement commissioner says raising the age to receive superannuation payments would do more harm than good. In a three-yearly review of retirement income policy released this morning… Read more Audio

If you're anything like the First Up team then you love cheese and the only thing stopping you buying it is the price or how close you are to the supermarket, But for orthodox Jews, their choice of… Read more Video, Audio

A new production coming to Auckland audiences over the next month combines the story of one man's personal struggle with the loss of his partner and loss of the magnificent stand of trees surrounding… Read more Audio

The British Government is set to allow Chinese tech giant Huawei to participate in the roll-out of super-fast 5G mobile networks - despite last minute pressure from the US. The Trump administration… Read more Audio

As schools across the country begin to reopen, low decile schools have shared the struggles many families are facing - with some siblings sharing uniforms. KidsCan surveyed 210 decile 1-4 schools with… Read more Audio

A tragic twist of fate saved a team of New Zealand volunteers in Australia from being in the spot where a plane came down last week. Three American firefighters died when their water bombing aircraft… Read more Audio