First Up for Thursday 10 August 2023

5:54 AM.Finally today let's turn our attention to the silver screen, the smell of well-buttered popcorn... and maybe the nostalgic feeling of your shoes sticking to the carpet. After years of lockdowns… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Time now for our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party. And cases going throuugh New Zealand's district courts are facing major delays, with the justice system struggling under a growing load that was… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.Now have you ever wished you could play some cricket in the house on a rainy day? Well for one Christchurch family that dream's become a reality. Glenn Bongartz, with the help of his architect… Read more Audio

5:26 AM.Time now to hear what's been happening on the East Coast in Tai Rawhiti... Funeral burials have been on hold there for most of the year, as the ground is saturated from the constant rain. Meanwhile… Read more Audio

5:19 AM.From the Pacific to Europe now - Anita Purcell-Sjölund is our correspondent in Sweden. Audio

5:14 AM.Our correspondent in the Pacific is Kalafi Moala - and he joins us from a cold Tonga. Audio

5:07 AM.Let's begin in the UK - joining Jimmy Ellingham from London is correspondent Henry Riley. Audio