First Up for Thursday 16 June 2022

5:49 AM.Nathan Rarere also discussed the GP shortage with the Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson. But first he wanted to talk to him about Monday's Cabinet reshuffle, which saw Chris Hipkins become Police… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.People have found themselves travelling hundreds of kilometres just to see a GP for a 15 minutes consult, due to a dire shortage of doctors. Checkpoint reported yesterday that with no Invercargill GP… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Health experts are worried that a long covid crisis looms for Maori, which could cause many to be unable to work or get the help they need. The experts worry that deep-seated inequities will only… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.It's Local Democracy Reporting Programme time now and this morning we're in South Auckland with Steve Forbes. He's been investigating a big issue that we'll be taking a further look at a little later… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.To Europe where France continues to stuggle with the burkini and Italy is shaken by the case of a mother who killed her four-year-old daughter. Joining Nathan Rarere from Sweden is our correspondent… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from London is our correspondent Ellie Jay Audio