First Up for Wednesday 27 March 2024

5:51 AM.A new flying school has opened in Auckland, geared towards training new pilots amidst a rapidly growing Aviation Industry. Figures from Airbus and Boeing show that by 2040, the world will need around… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.In just three months, 158 athletes from New Zealand will be heading to Paris for the Summer Olympics. One of them is sailor Tom Saunders, who told Nathan, how he'd taken a break from the sport after… Read more Audio

5:27 AM.This week on TradeMe, a 50-year-old car for people who love the waap-waap-waap-waap-waap-waaaap But before we get to that 1970s classic, TradeMe's Jess Malcolm talks Lego with producer Jeremy… Read more Audio

5:17 AM.To the hot-spot that is the Middle East, joining First Up from Doha is Alex Baird. Audio

5:11 AM.To Australia now, the head of our Brisbane bureau is Pam Corkery. Audio

5:05 AM.Let's begin this morning in the USA, for the latest on that incredble bridge collapse in Baltimore, we're joined from New York by our correspondent Bevan Hurley. Audio