First Up for Tuesday 17 October 2023

5:44 AM.Pre-election polling had long-suggested National would beat Labour at the polls. But the flip in electorates like Mt Roskill, Te Atatu and New Lynn was completely out of the blue. Our producer Mahvash… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.An Australian woman has given birth to twins - conceived 18 days apart. Sandra Searle had been through the IVF process before with her first two children, and started an IVF cycle for a third child… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Time now to get the latest from the Marlborough neighbourhood with our local democracy reporter Maia Hart. She told Nathan Rarere about a councillor who is set to enter Parliament as an NZ First list… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.Time now to get the latest from Japan. Our correspondent Chris Gilbert started by telling Nathan Rarere, while we have a new government in New Zealand, the land of the rising sun is unlikely to do the… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from London is Henry Riley. Audio