First Up for Thursday 1 September 2022

5:50 AM.The government's taken an embarassing u-turn on the plans to charge GST on the fees on your KiwiSaver with Revenue Minister David Parker abandoning the idea less than 24 hours after first announcing… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.A worker at the Essity Paper Mill in Kawerau, who only joined the company recently, says his financial situation is desperate as he enters his third week with no pay. Brook Collier is one of 145 Mill… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Normally when you think of India and Pakistan, the first thing that comes to mind is rivalry... but, they say nothing brings people together like a tragedy. With one-third of Pakistan submerged under… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Our chance to catch up on news from regional New Zealand now and this morning we hear from mid-Canterbury with the Local Democracy Reporting Programme's Jonathan Leask. He told Nasthan Rarere local… Read more Audio

5:14 AM.Russia has once again shut off gas supplies to Europe, as Ukraine fights back, launching an offensive aimed at winning back some of the territory lost to Russia since the invaision began six months… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this morning in the UK - just before we came to air Nathan Rarere spoke with our UK correspondent Ellie Jay. Audio