First Up for Thursday 19 May 2022

5:50 AM.And Nathan Rarere caught up with the man who will be delivering today's Budget, Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson. He asked how preparations for the big announcement are… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.A little later today the government will deliver its 2022 Budget, which will include 6 billion dollars of new spending. There have also been major funding announcements about mental health and… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Joining the programme as he does every couple of weeks - is Space James - James Parr from the Open Space Agency. Audio

5:15 AM.Staying in Europe - Nathan Rarere spoke with our correspondent in Sweden, Anita Purcell Sjölund. Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this morning in the United Kingdom where inflation has hit levels not seen since the Thatcher years. Joining Nathan Rarerer from London is our correspondent Henry Riley. Audio