First Up for Wednesday 20 March 2024

5:52 AM.Kayaker Finn Butcher from Alexandra will be heading to the Paris Olympics this year. He's the first Otago athelete to be confirmed for the New Zealand squad with the announcement coming just four days… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.You're probably used to seeing Beagles sniffing your bags at the airport, keeping New Zealands bio-security in check. But it turns out Auckland has a Beagle Club, which has been running for 40 years… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.Time now to head out through the stratosphere... James Parr from Trillium Technologies - AKA Space James - spoke with Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:24 AM.It's funny what turns up on TradeMe, who would have thought we were home to the world's largest Mjolnar - Thor's hammer. OR a car widely acknowledged as the biggest flop in American automotive history… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.To the USA now, back from his Mexican sojourn is Bevan Hurley in New York City. Audio

5:05 AM.On the line from Brisbane is our friend and correspondent, the well-caffinated Pam Corkery. Audio