First Up for Wednesday 8 March 2023

5:52 AM.The Prime Minister has promised that a change of focus on transport won't compromise action on climate change Thanks to Cyclone Gabrielle, emissions reduction will no longer be the top transport… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.To another part of the country having to rebuild after Cyclone Gabrielle now, Tai Rawhiti The staff at Te-Whare-Hauora O Te Aitanga-A-Hauiti in Tolaga Bay have had to become jacks of all trades, from… Read more Audio

5:38 AM.Roading contractors will this morning make a call on whether one of the last major roads in and out of the Coromandel can reopen after a large part of it caved in. One lane of State Highway 25 between… Read more Audio

5:28 AM.This week on TradeMe - a super fancy Porsche, a flight simulator and a huge number of auctions raising money for Cyclone Gabrielle victims and the clean-up. TradeMe's Ruby Topzand explained it all to… Read more Audio

5:18 AM.Rounding out our hat-trick of international corries is Alex Baird who is freshly back in Doha. Audio

5:13 AM.Kalafi Moala is our man in the Pacific - he's in Tonga and spoke with Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:06 AM.It's Wednesday - so as tradition dictates it's time to cross the Tasman to our correspondent Pam Corkery. Audio