First Up for Wednesday 30 October 2024

5:52 AM.Finance Minister Nicola Willis talks the week in politics with Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:46 AM.Running a marathon blindfolded sounded like a good idea to Justin Weston and he'll do just that this weekend at the Auckland Marathon. Audio

5:23 AM.This week on TradeMe - an apartment with a view and a classic collection of viewmasters. Audio

5:14 AM.Japan's LDP bet on winning the snap election - but they ended up losing their parliamentary majority - Chris Gilbert reports. Audio

5:09 AM.A child is dead after an incident at a Melbourne primary school - Pam Corkery reports from Australia with this and other stories Audio