First Up for Tuesday 28 February 2023

5:52 AM.The government has launched an international fundraising effort to get private donations to support the many victims of Cyclone Gabrielle. There will also be a special Lotto draw to be held on the… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.Can't move back into their homes, nor can they count their losses and move on.. Hundreds of residents from West Auckland's Muriwai are in limbo as they wait to hear whether they'll ever be able to… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.From April, people over 30 will be able to get a Covid booster which includes protection against the Omicron variant. A total 1.7 million doses of the new "bivalent" vaccines will arrive in New… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Time for news from the beautiful Bay of Plenty now and we're joined from Whakatane by the one and only Diane McCarthy from the Local Democracy Reporting Programme. Audio

5:14 AM.To Australia a whole day early - joining Nathan Rarere from Brisbane is our Pam Corkery. Audio

5:06 AM.Let's begin the UK where Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been joined by EU leader Ursula von der Leyen to sign an agreement over trade-arrangements for Northern Ireland. With Nathan Rarere from London… Read more Audio