First Up for Wednesday 1 March 2023

5:53 AM.Health Minister Ayesha Verrall has sacked Te Whatu Ora chairperson Rob Campbell for criticising the National Party's Three Waters policy on social media. The government deemed the comments a breach of… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.The rural area around Tutira north of Napier remains extremely isolated outside more than two weeks after Cyclone Gabrielle. The farming community has been doing what it can to help those in need and… Read more Audio

5:38 AM.A farmer has described how several of his cows swam for their lives after 377mm of rainfall fell in the Northland town of Mangawhai Rodger Bennett has been farming in Hakaru, a settlement between… Read more Audio

5:26 AM.This week on TradeMe - one of the most recognisable buildings in Wellington is up for sale. And it could be yours for just under $17 million. But first, producer Jeremy Parkinson talks with Millie… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.The value of neighbours has come to the fore in the last few weeks as people have helped those living next door, or in their street in sometimes life saving situations. Neighbours Aotearoa, is an… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.To our Pacific neighbours now, Nathan Rarere is joined from Tonga by our correspondent Kalafi Moala. Audio

5:06 AM.Let's kick off the programme in Tokyo, and as usual Nathan Rarere was joined by correspondent Chris Gilbert who told him about New Zealand's foreign Minister meeting with her Japanese counterpart. Audio