First Up for Wednesday 21 February 2024

5:50 AM.To politics, and Grant Robertson has announced he'll leave Parliament to take up the Vice Chancellor role at Otago University. The outgoing Labour MP and former Finance and Deputy Prime Minister says… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.Here's something for all you foodies. The Iconic Auckland Eats list for 2024 has been released this morning, with 100 top dishes across Auckland, all nominated by the public. There are favourites from… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.This morning at 8 o'clock, Dave Letele the Brown Buttabean has a bit of a different fitness routine happening. He's going to be downtown in Auckland, running a race while carrying two full buckets of… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.Leading the listings this week on TradeMe is a Chevy pick-up and a house in Auckland with an ever changing view. But first, producer Jeremy Parkinson talks with TradeMe's Jess Malcolm about a floating… Read more Audio

5:17 AM.To South Asia now - our Pakistan based correspondent in the region is Muhammad Anas Ahsan Mallick. Audio

5:11 AM.To the US now - Bevan Hurley is on the job from New York City and joins the programme now. Audio

5:06 AM.As we do every Wednesday, it's time to cross the Tasman to Brisbane based Pam Corkery Audio