Life And Society

An all-star cast of drag performers will take to the stage tomorrow to pay tribute to a lesser-worshipped diva: pop singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey. Audio

This week's first-ever piano festival in Hamilton attracted international stars to the city.

It was held at the University of Waikato's Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts, where 40 piano students… Audio

Fiordland locals are devastated a 10-year-old girl from Australia died after being swept down a creek in Fiordland National Park.

Emergency services were alerted shortly after 11:30am on Thursday… Audio

Wellington's waterfront will be play host this weekend to the first ever Manu World Championships.

Contestants across the motu will be bringing their best their best v-shaped divebombing techniques… Audio

Public health experts say it's almost certain New Zealand will have significant measles outbreak this year - and it could be fatal.

Britain has had hundreds of cases since October, there has been a… Audio

We love a bit of nostalgia here at First Up, and we've got a healthy dose for you. Its Pinball!

The 8th annual New Zealand Pinball Champs are happening this weekend in Pukekohe. It's all going down… Audio

RNZ producer and host of Here Now Kadambari Raghukumar is taking her podcast live at Auckland’s Q Theatre’s PodFest at Q on 8 February 2024.

For Bookmarks today we meet one of the incredible founders of Trade Aid, a not-for-profit business founded forty years ago, designed to help the lives of people in poverty stricken parts of the world… Audio

For this week's collectors corner we head to the Waikato where Helen and Brian Gibson have been collecting Christmas miniatures for the past 15 years. Audio

This week on the wonderful world of Trademe, we've got a White Lotus-esque Mansion, and a dream job taste testing Fried Chicken. Yum! But first, Leonard Powell spoke to Trademe's Tiana Barns about a… Audio

A parking scam has left a bunch of concert goers, who thought they were doing a charitable thing, hundreds of dollars out of pocket. The Foo Fighters fans were dup'd by a man offering 20 dollar… Video, Audio

A Wellington mum says she's relying on bread and pasta to keep food costs down and fill tummies at home. Shoppers say fruit, veggies, meat and dairy products are blowing the budget and they're looking… Audio

Imagine this, it's up to 28 degrees in the afternoon sun, with stiffling humidity and you're forced to sprint more than half a kilometre as fast as you possibly can. It's ruthless and exactly what's… Video, Audio

Getting a good night sleep can be tough on a sticky summer night. It can be even harder for young kids - and their parents! Audio

It's been a hot, hot summer - and we have been hitting the beaches around Aotearoa in droves. In Auckland on Sunday there were at least 3,000 people at Takapuna Beach! And that's been keeping our… Audio