First Up

A shocking story of abuse at a special school in London, Ellie Jay has the details. Audio

Auckland's Westpac Rescue Helicopter was out and about saving people's lives on Sunday when one mission was interuppted by an owl - Nathan Rarere talked with pilot James Tayler. Audio

St Vinnes OpShop in Mangere Bridge spends thousands each year removing dumped donations, Mahvash Ikram has the story Audio

An architectural masterpiece, a Countach and junk art all feature on TradeMe this week. Audio

A ceasefire is on the cards between Israel and Hezbollah, Alex Baird reports from the Middle-East Audio

Pam Corkery has the news from Australia, including a Maggie the magpie update Audio

Burma the elephant is now an Australian, Nathan Rarere talked with her keeper Andrew Coers to see how she was settling in. Audio

Nicola Willis joins First Up for her take on the week in politics Audio

Wellington's Supertonic Choir celebrates 10 years singing, producer Katrina Batten talked with choir director Isaac Stone Audio

Work on the Woodend bypass is to begin.. in 2026, reporter David Hill has all the news out of North Canterbury Audio

Japan and the US prepare for potential trouble in Taiwan - Chris Gilbert tells us about it Audio

Drink spiking and floods in Wales, Henry Riley fronts up in his wellies with the big news out of the UK Audio