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First Up for Monday 25 November 2019
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More fire fighters needed - females wanted
5:54 AM.The National Park Chief Fire Officer says women shouldn't be afraid to join the ranks. Marilla Swift was recently part of regions first all-female response crew during a callout. She says it was a… Read more Audio
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Calls to change relationship definitions in welfare system
5:52 AM.The Child Poverty Action Group is joining with Auckland Action Against Poverty and Action Station to call for urgent changes to the way relationships are defined in the welfare system. They've written… Read more Audio
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First Up's General Knowledge Quiz - Monday
5:47 AM.First Up's General Knowledge quiz - Monday Read more Audio
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NZ midwife helps woman give birth in remote area of Amazon Jungle
5:43 AM.A New Zealand midwife has spent the last few weeks in Peru where she travelled to help a first-time mum give birth in a hut in the middle of the Amazon rainforest. It isn't the first time Sharon… Read more Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
5:24 AM.Joining me now from the fruit and vegetable markets is our Minister of Fruit and Veg Glenn Forsyth.. Audio
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Record numbers of voters turn out for Hong Kong elections
5:08 AM.Voters in Hong Kong have turned out in record numbers to cast their ballots in the territory's district council elections. Nearly 2.9 million people had voted in the hour before polls shut - that's a… Read more Audio