First Up for Wednesday 2 April 2025

5:51 AM.Low wage earners are struggling to feed their kids in the wake of cuts to the school lunch programme - Ke-Xin Li has the story Audio

5:46 AM.Australia gears up for Trump's tariffs, Pam Corkery updates us from Brisbane. Audio

5:24 AM.TradeMe's Emma Bacon tells Nathan Rarere about the country's wildest custom built chopper Audio

5:15 AM.Female empowerment is being celebrated across Tamaki Makaurau at the HER Festival, co-ordinator Ella Mizrahi talks to Nathan. Audio

5:10 AM.Pakistan are cracking down on Afghan refugees, Anas Mallick talks with First Up from Karachi where they're celebrating Eid Audio