First Up for Tuesday 21 March 2023

5:52 AM.Coromandel residents are anxious that the state of the peninsula's roads means they'll have trouble getting the health treatment they need. Some locals are already reported to have moved from the… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.Junior Minister and MP for Hutt South Ginny Anderson has replaced Stuart Nash as police minister. She entered Cabinet in February this year. So what did Parliament think of a fresh face being… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.As the cost of living continues to hit kiwis in the wallet, Op shopping is on the rise. One of the countries biggest second hand shops in Whangarei is struggling to find enough volunteers to keep up… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.Time now for our regular chat with the news hounds from the Local Democracy Reporting Programme. This morning we're in Taranaki with the one and only Craig Ashworth. Audio

5:14 AM.Time now to hear from our correspondent in Japan Chris Gilbert. He told Nathan Rarere about Prime Minister Fumio Kishida who is on a diplomatic trip to India as we speak. Audio

5:06 AM.We're in the UK to start the Tuesday - with Nathan Rarere from London is our correspondent Ellie Jay. Audio