First Up for Thursday 21 March 2024

5:51 AM.Time now for our weekly catch up with the Labour Party, and MP Jan Tinetti is with us bright and early. Audio

5:47 AM.Just over a year ago there was a fundraising appeal and a special Lotto draw to help communities hit by Cyclone Gabrielle. Now, there's 14 million dollars up for grabs, for projects in affected areas… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.Record company Sony is sending Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters a cease and desist notice, after he used Tubthumping by Chumbawamba at his state of the nation speech on Sunday. And yesterday, Mr… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.Time now to get the latest from the regions and Nathan Rarere caught up with our Waikato reporter Libby Kirkby-McLeod and asked about Dutch Elm disease being found in the region. Audio

5:17 AM.Let's head to Europe, Anita Purcell-Sjölund is standing by in Sweden for today's report. Audio

5:13 AM.Our correspondent who looks after stories out of the wider Indian subcontinent is Anas Mallick who is on the line from Islamabad in Pakistan. Audio

5:05 AM.We will kick Thursday's programme off in the UK - joining Nathan Raree from London is Henry Riley. Audio