First Up for Wednesday 12 November 2025

5:51 AM.Te Puke firefighters Jodi Purdie and her son Cooper are back from the Firefighter world champs in Texas - they talked with Nathan Rarere Audio

5:46 AM.The US has partially suspended sanctions on Syria - Alex Baird reports from Doha Audio

5:43 AM.The IPCA yesterday delivered its report into the police's handling of complaints against former Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming - Public Service Minister Judith Collins and Police Commissioner… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.How does a 50+ metre stretch of beach front property sound? It sounds like $12 million is what it sounds like. Emma Bacon has the details. Audio

5:14 AM.Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports on events in Africa, this week he tells us about the killing of a Tik Tok star in Mali Audio