First Up for Friday 30 January 2026 First Up

Investment trading cards attract big returns but also crime

money

5:52 AM.Pokemon cards are an investment phenomenon, but the popularity of the cards is attracting a criminal element. Ke-xin Li has the story. Audio
US: Border Czar turns up in Minnesota, may de-escalate

world

5:48 AM.The US Federal Government looks like it's pulling back operations in Minnesota - Zach Montellaro has the details Audio
Trees explode around the US in extreme cold

environment

5:44 AM.What's causing trees to explode in the USA? Joe Zeleznik from the University of North Dakota has the answer about frost cracks. Audio
Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth

food

5:24 AM.It's a potato party at the markets this morning - Glenn Forsyth has his report and the Fruit of the Week - NZ Cherries Audio
Rwanda wants its money for UK dumped asylum housing policy

world

5:15 AM.Reports of gunfire and explosions in Niger and a silent Senegalese TikTok star sells his company for more than a billion dollars, Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Africa. Audio

First Up for Friday 30 January 2026