First Up for Tuesday 8 August 2023

5:52 AM.The All Blacks World Cup squad has been named, with coach Ian Foster springing no surprises in his selections. New Zealand's first game against France in Paris is in five weeks' time. Nathan Rarere… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.Labour has proposed a two road tunnels under Auckland's harbour - and a light rail tunnel later. Construction wouldn't start until 2029. Nathan asked National's deputy leader Nicola Willis if it's… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.The All Blacks World Cup squad was announced in Taradale last night. Sam Cane will captain the 33-strong squad to Paris. The squad features the prerequisite trio of Barretts, injured Hawkes Bay local… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.To Blenheim now, where a stormwater pond in a new sub division will not be fenced by council, despite concerned residents describing it as "super dangerous". Meanwhile in town - Te Kahu o Waipuna -… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.To Japan, where the country has marked the 78th anniversary of the US atomic bombing on Hiroshima. Meanwhile the Oppenheimer film - about the making of the atomic bomb - is a box office hit in the US… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.Let's kick Tuesday off in the United Kingdom - our correspondent in London is Ellie Jay. talking about asylum seekers being housed on a barge and three dead hikers in Scotland. Audio