First Up for Thursday 31 October 2024

5:53 AM.Every Thursday it's Carmel Sepuloni's opportunity to discuss the political week - this week's focus is a new report on welfare dependency Audio

5:47 AM.The sport of bouldering has gained popularity here - especially after the Paris Olympics, Leonard Powell went to a West Auckland bouldering gym to check it out Audio

5:36 AM.Nelson is the rave centre of the country this weekend as it hosts The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave show as part of the city's art festival Audio

5:24 AM.A big anniversary for the immigrant Polish community who arrived here after WW2 -Jimmy Ellingham has the story Audio

5:15 AM.South Africa presents its genocide case against Israel in the International Court of Justice - Chris Ocamringa has our weekly report from Africa Audio

5:06 AM.It's budget day in the UK - Ellie Jay has been crunching the numbers Audio