First Up

The latest from the Middle East with our correspondent Alex Baird in Doha. Audio

If you want to party and look after the climate at the same time, a brand new Festival has you covered this weekend.

Future Future is a free festival which is set over a 3km stretch of Auckland's… Read more Audio

And time now to check in with our US correspondent Bevan Hurley for the latest in his part of the world. Audio

We love listener feedback at First Up! A listener reached out yesterday and said enough of the mainstream sports, what about Hang gliding?

The 46th annual New Zealand Hang Gliding Open… Read more Audio

Let's head across the Tasman for the latest with our correspondent Pam Corkery. Audio

It's back to school for many families this week - and that usually means back to school fees and all those extra costs. The charity KidsCan says they're seeing demand for school support at its highest… Read more Audio

To politics, and the Coalition government is getting a tax cuts package ready for the Budget in May. Associate Minister of Finance and ACT leader David Seymour wants to cut the top tax rate from 39… Read more Audio

Now to Northland, where the world's oldest-known "parkrunner" has recently celebrated his one hundredth birthday and his 175th ParkRun. Whangarei man Colin Thorne turned 100 years old a couple of… Read more Audio

Nathan Rarere talks with local democracy reporter with the Ashburton Guardian, Jonathan Leask. Audio

Time now to head to South America where we talk with our correspondent Kate Pereyra-Garcia. Audio

Nathan Rarere catches up with our Tokyo correspondent Chris Gilbert. Audio

Time now to head to the UK to get the latest from our correspondent Henry Riley. Audio