First Up for Tuesday 29 March 2022

5:47 AM.New Zealand's Dame Jane Campion won the award for best director at yesterday's Academy Awards for her film the Power of the Dog. The film, which was shot here, was nominated for 12 Oscars at… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.If you're hoping to build a house in the near future or replace some skirting board or even patch a roof you could be waiting months for materials and manpower. And whilst sheets of gib are selling… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Here at First Up we get the weekly opportunity to speak with the deputy leaders of both the Labour and National parties. Yesterday Nathan Rarere spoke with National's 2IC Nicola Willis, and began by… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.In Japan, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has used a visit to Hiroshima to raise concerns about the use of nuclear weapons in light of Russia's continued assault on Ukraine. Our correspondent in Tokyo… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.Further west - in the UK now where Prime Minister Boris Johnson is at the recieving end of some praise - President Zelensky of Ukraine says the UK is leading efforts to help his country.. With more on… Read more Audio