First Up for Tuesday 15 October 2024

5:54 AM.It's global handwashing day - are New Zealanders washing our hands enough? Mahvash Ikram has the story. Audio

5:46 AM.Why isn't there a microwave for left handers? Consumer NZ's James Le Page answer this, and other quirky consumer questions Audio

5:36 AM.Finance Minister Nicola Willis talks the week in politics with Nathan Rarere, this week - the Manawanui and a new political poll. Audio

5:27 AM.New dog rules across the Tasman region - and they're not proving popular with some, reporter Max Frethy told us why Audio

5:17 AM.Japan's election is just around the corner - correspondent Chris Gilbert has detail of the latest polls Audio

5:10 AM.The UK Government says Vladimir Putin gave the order to poison former spy Sergei Skripal in 2018 - Henry Riley has the latest from the UK Audio