First Up for Thursday 1 June 2023

5:49 AM.Minister Ginny Anderson will join the Prime Minister at a graduation ceremony today in Porirua for police graduates. It comes as the Government announced an extra $11 million this week for its fog… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Commercial helicopter pilots who risked their own lives in the aftermath of the Whakaari White Island explosion were officially recognised yesterday receiving New Zealand Bravery awards for their… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.The Wellington high school student awarded a $25,000 education scholarship hopes to improve the broken mental health system which failed his father. Johnny Bentley-Cribb was just 11 years old when his… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.Time now to find out what's happening round the regions. And today we're off to Greymouth. Local Democray Reporter Brendon McMahon told Perlina Lau about big upheavals going on in the West Coast… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.To Europe now - our correspondent in Germany is Nita Blake-Persen. Audio

5:06 AM.Let's begin this morning's programme in the UK with our correspondent Ellie Jay. Audio