First Up for Thursday 6 June 2019

12:30 PM.A Breast cancer sufferer is devastated by lack of funding in Budget 2019 for the government's drug buying agency, Pharmac. Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Today's question is: Who makes our electricity and how do they do it? Here with the answer is our business reporter, Madison Reidy. Audio

5:26 AM.A volatile global market has been the result of rising trade tensions overseas, concerns about Brexit and signs that the global economy is slowing. Now it's sent investors into what's called a 'flight… Read more Audio

5:21 AM.A couple of weeks ago, we spoke with the head of Volunteer Service Abroad about the importance of volunteering and the work they do across the Pacific. Stephen Goodman told us that the volunteers make… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.The housing minister Phil Twyford says New Zealand has forgotten how to properly shelter its citizens - a fundamental human right. Mr Twyford was speaking at the re-opening of the country's largest… Read more Audio