First Up for Tuesday 27 January 2026

5:52 AM.David Seymour spent part of the summer break in Argentina with Javier Milei.. what was that like? Audio

5:46 AM.In the aftermath of yesterday's horse pie story, we asked Carolyn Press McKenzie from HUHA talked about other "alternate meats" and the legalities of consuming them. Audio

5:26 AM.Local Democracy Reporter David Hill on the news from the neighbourhoods of North Canterbury. Audio

5:16 AM.Henry Riley joins First Up from London where the Tories have lost another high-profile former Minister to Nigel Farage's Reform UK party. Audio

5:12 AM.Four years on from Tonga's huge volcanic eruption and tsunami - how are the people bouncing back? Audio