First Up for Thursday 21 August 2025

5:53 AM.Labour's Willow-Jean Prime joined First Up to talk teacher strikes, the official cash rate and the other big issues of the political week Audio

5:44 AM.The Black Ferns kick off their World Cup campaign in the UK on Monday, Risaleaana Pouri-Lane joined Nathan from York Audio

5:24 AM.Dan Hutchinson reports on the neighbourhood around Taupo, where there's a boil water notice in the suburb of Mapara Audio

5:17 AM.Tension continues between Israel and Australia, Emma Cropper joins First Up from Sydney Audio

5:12 AM.Inflation is on the rise in the UK, Lydia Batham has the figues from London Audio