First Up for Thursday 26 January 2023

5:52 AM.Every Thursday this year we will hear from the Deputy Prime Minister. We're thrilled to welcome our new Deputy Carmel Sepuloni on the programme.. she's joining us live.. we think it's probably her… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.Prime Minister Chris Hipkins will spend his first official day on the job in Auckland visiting businesses today. It comes as Mr Hipkins is under pressure amid a global inflation pandemic and the cost… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.If there is one bugbear we had over the holidays.. besides the North Island weather... There's been a buzz in the air, and not of the good kind. It's the season of flies, and the wet holiday period… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Time now to get the latest from Tauranga with our local democracy reporting programme. Nathan Rarere asked reporter Alisha Evans why the good residents of Tauranga are not very happy with the council.

5:16 AM.To Europe now, where war is still raging in Ukraine - joining Nathan Rarere from Sweden is our correspondent Anita Purcell Sjölund. Audio

5:11 AM.We'll begin Thursday's programme in the sleepy town of London - Nathan Rarere is joined by our correspondent Henry Riley. Audio