First Up for Thursday 27 February 2025

5:53 AM.Carmel Sepuloni joins First Up for a look at the week in politics. Audio

5:46 AM.Mahvash Ikram joined Kelston Boys students for lunch as provider Compass attempted to fix issues with its service Audio

5:22 AM.RNZ's Natalie Akoorie updates us on issues around Waikato - this week Hamilton hosts its Art Festival Audio

5:13 AM.Sir Keir Starmer heads to Washington, but stops by the Commons to argue with Tories - Henry Riley reports from London Audio

5:09 AM.Ukraine is close to a deal for mining rights with the USA - Anas Mallick is in Kyiv Audio