First Up for Tuesday 2 May 2023

5:49 AM.Despite a major new Inland Revenue report finding the country's ultra rich pay less than half the tax rate of the average person, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins insists there will not be a wealth or… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.Properties affected by the Auckland Anniversary floods and Cyclone Gabrielle will be assesed based on three categories that the government announced on Monday. Cyclone Recovery Minister Grant… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.33-year-old Aucklander Jono Ridler will this morning attempt a New Zealand record swim from Aotea Great Barrier Island to Narrow Neck Beach in Tamaki Makaurau's Devonport ... non stop. Jono's 100km… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.To the Pacific now - joining Nathan Rarere from Tonga is our Pacific correspondent Kalafi Moala. Audio

5:06 AM.Let's begin in the UK where the countdown continues to the coronation of King Charles the Third. With Nathan Rarere from the bunting festooned streets of London is our Ellie Jay. Audio