First Up for Wednesday 1 June 2022

5:52 AM.As you've heard throughout the morning - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has met with President Joe Biden at the Whitehouse. With the Prime Minister in Washington is TVNZ's correspondent in North… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.Sir John Kirwan is about to embark on a journey across New Zealand in a 4 x 4 in order to raise funds and awareness about an issue close to his heart ... mental health. The All Blacks great will… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.New Zealand golfer Steve Alker won the Senior PGA Championship over the weekend in Michigan to become the first New Zealander to win a Senior Major Championship Before his dream run on the over 50's… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.We're are all tightening our belts as the cost of living rises - and many of us are looking to the second hand market to make those savings. First Up producer Jeremy Parkinson talked with TradeMe's… Read more Audio

5:14 AM.To the Middle East now, where Turkey is still the immovable object in the way of Sweden and Finland joining NATO - joining Nathan Rarere from Doha is Alex Baird. Audio

5:10 AM.In the United States - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has just addressed media at the White House after meeting President Joe Biden. She told waiting media she was greatly heartened by their… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.So we will begin across the Tasman, where Foreign Minister Penny Wong appears to have saved the day - and uber-conservative Peter Dutton steps up to lead the Liberal Party. Joining Nathan Rarere from… Read more Audio