First Up for Tuesday 28 March 2023

5:50 AM.Nathan Rarere put some of those concerns to the deputy leader of the National Party, Nicola Willis. Audio

5:45 AM.The National Party's plan to overhaul the way primary and intermediate-aged students are taught has brought our country's declining numeracy and literacy testing numbers into focus. The plan, called… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.Hundreds of West Auckland residents have launched a petition calling for a government-funded managed retreat programme. The petition - that was launched at a public meeting on the weekend - already… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Cyclone Gabrielle was almost the final nail in the coffin for Whangarei's $33 million Hundertwasser Art Centre - which has barely been open a year - but a ratepayer bailout has saved the facility… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.In the UK Prince Harry has joined Sir Elton John and others in court in a case against the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper. Ellie Jay is our correspondent and she joins us from London. Audio