First Up for Tuesday 16 April 2024

5:51 AM.The Tairua skatepark finally opens after 30 years of struggle from locals so our reporter Leonard Powell donned his elbow pads to attend the opening. Audio

5:44 AM.Finance Minister Nicola Willis says she'll be the newbie at a Washington meeting of the Five Finance ministers to work on risks in the global economy alongside Janet Yellen of the US. Audio

5:34 AM.Young entrepreneur Caleb Thomson is now Nelson's Mr Whippy, employing a GPS to help his customers locate him easier - he spoke with Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:25 AM.Rotorua's gravediggers have been on strike - local reporter Laura Smith digs deep for the story. Audio

5:17 AM.Kate Pereyra-Garcia is our correspondent in South America - Argentina's president is visiting Elon Musk in Texas and Peru is claiming a Guiness record, they've found a man who they say is 124 years… Read more Audio

5:13 AM.Chris Gilbert is in Japan where police are being accused of racial profiling Audio

5:06 AM.In the UK, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey is dealing with some unwanted guests at one of his flash gastro pubs - Henry Riley went and had a look. Audio