First Up for Monday 27 November 2023

5:52 AM.Dozens of hostages held in Gaza have been released - in the third day of the truce between Israel and Hamas. Israel has confirmed that six women and seven children were among the second group of… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.More than ten months after the Auckland Anniversary floods some home owners are now dealing with illegal rubbish dumping at their evacuated properties. Meanwhile they've had letters from council… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.The thespians of Wellington's Circa Theatre are at it again - it's Christmas Pantomime season and this year they're putting their spin on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale - Treasure Island… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.He's like that angel on the nation's shoulder, here to convince us to eat fresh produce, it's our Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:13 AM.To Europe now, joining us from Berlin, it's correspondent Nita Blake-Persen. Audio

5:05 AM.Joining us this morning from New York City is Newshub's North America correspondent Mitch McCann. Audio