First Up for Wednesday 15 March 2023

5:51 AM.Tomorrow, nearly 50,000 teachers and principals will hold a nation-wide strike. Rallies and demonstrations are expected across the country. Our Parliament is taking a mixed view on industrial action… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Today marks four years since the March 15 terror attacks in Christchurch, described by Jacinda Ardern as one of our darkest days. The friends and families of the 51 people killed choose to mark today… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.Let's head to Tonga, with Nathan Rarere is Kalafi Moala (and hopefully his rooster). Audio

5:25 AM.This week on TradeMe - the ultimate in recent cricketing memoribilia.. A vehicle that can truly be described as "The Rolls Royce of cars" AND a converted church you can live in! TradeMe's Millie… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.To the Middle-East now - joining Nathan Rarere with the latest from the region is our correspondent in Doha, Alex Baird. Audio

5:10 AM.For more on that AUKUS submarine deal, let's go now to our Australian correspondent Pam Corkery. Audio