First Up for Thursday 2 March 2023

5:50 AM.Extra police are being sent into Hawke's Bay to support victims of Cyclone Gabrielle, some of whom say they're being targetted by criminals. The government and police initially played down concerns of… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.Around 150 residents from the isolated Hawke's Bay region around Tutira and Putorino met last night to put their heads together and figure out how on earth they're going to reunite with the rest of… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.The New Zealand Open golf tournament is back for the first time since 2020 - players are about to tee off in about two hours time at the Millbrook resort in Queenstown. It's the first edition since… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Time now for our Local Democracy Reporting programme. And today we are in Greymouth with our reporter Brendon McMahon. Audio

5:13 AM.To the UK - joining us is correspondent Henry Riley.. Audio

5:07 AM.With Nathan Rarere from Europe is our correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund Audio