First Up

Taupo reporter Dan Hutchinson has all the news from the central North Island Audio

Pakistan correspondent Anas Mallick is at the Black Caps semi-final in Lahore Audio

Ellie Jay joins First Up from London where the government is focusing on the economy Audio

Is health insurance worth the money? Ke-Xin Li went to find out. Audio

Pam Corkery is hunkering down waiting for a cyclone - she joined First Up from Brisbane Audio

A metal horse, a Fiat 500 and a Whanganui Flying Fox - Emma Bacon has the popular auctions from TradeMe Audio

The UN warns over food prices in Gaza - Alex Baird reports from Doha Audio

Finance Minister Nicola Willis talks about a new scheme to attract doctors from around the world. Audio

Henry Riley reports from London on the latest from the European summit on Ukraine Audio

The Special Olympics World Winter Games begin Saturday in Italy - Felicity Reid talks with Dave Cowie about the event Audio

Northlanders flocked to Dargaville for their Friendly Field Days - Susan Botting went along Audio

Auckland Airport tells producer Mahvash Ikram how they deal with unclaimed baggage Audio