First Up for Thursday 2 June 2022

5:48 AM.And the Silver Lake deal was one of a number of topics Nathan Rarere discussed with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Sport Grant Robertson. He asked how significant is the decision NZ Rugby has… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.New Zealand Rugby will hold a special general meeting today to allow provincial unions to vote on the whether to proceed with a deal that will see the US equity firm Silver Lake take over a large… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.Perhaps the biggest story of last month's Australian elections wasn't the rise of Anthony Albanese's Labour or the decline of Scott Morrison's Liberal-National coalition, it was the dramatic ascent of… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.It's time for us to catch up with one of the reporters from the Local Democracy Reporting Programme. This morning we're in Rotorua with Felix Desmarais. Audio

5:16 AM.Security is one of the biggest issues facing a number of European nations in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine as Sweden and Finland apply for membership of NATO.. And this weekend, the people… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.We begin this morning in the United Kingdom, where nothing unites the nation quite like Her Majesty The Queen, who celebrates her 75th Jubilee this weekend - Nathan Rarere was joined from London by… Read more Audio