First Up for Friday 22 August 2025

5:52 AM.Ke-Xin Li discovers the Filipino purple yam known as Ube. Audio

5:46 AM.Bevan Hurley joins First Up from New York, with breaking news of a celebrity arrest Audio

5:24 AM.Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth checks in with his Fruit of the Week (NZ mandarins) and other news from the produce markets Audio

5:17 AM.English rugby player Charlie Powell has turned out for Otago in this year's NPC, producer Ross McNaughton called him for a chat. Audio

5:13 AM.Much of Pakistan is underwater, Anas Mallick has the news from Islamabad Audio