First Up for Thursday 30 June 2022

5:49 AM.The government unveiled its plan for Wellington's transport infrastructure yesterday but the business case won't even be completed until 2024 and construction won't begin until 2028. Labour might not… Read more Audio

5:42 AM.The audience at last month's Talent Wairarapa was amazed by a 12-year-old who's mastered the art of beatboxing - a form of vocal percussion that originated in the 1980s. Maceo Field, who won… Read more Video, Audio

5:26 AM.We head around the nation every week to speak to our reporters from the Local Democracy Reporting programme ... and it's always good to say g'day to Craig Ashworth in Taranaki. Craig's been looking… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.To Japan now where parts of the country are experiencing temperatures in excess of 40 degrees at the moment. It is VERY hot ... and it's not supposed to be at this time of year. Our Tokyo… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.To the UK now, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been in Spain, welcoming Sweden and Finland into the NATO fold... Also in Spain has been our UK correspondent Ellie Jay. Audio

5:05 AM.We begin this morning's edition of the programme in Europe, where Sweden and Finland have ended - in Sweden's case - 200 years of military neutrality by joining NATO.. Nathan is joined from Sweden by… Read more Audio