First Up for Thursday 30 March 2023

5:49 AM.There was another twist to the Stuart Nash saga yesterday, with the revelation that an email which led to his sacking had come to the attention of the former Prime Minister's Office back in 2021. Mr… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.To the Coromandel now where Transport Minister Michael Wood will today meet with local leaders to discuss plans for the peninsula's crippled roading network. His visit coincides after the release of a… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.From April 1 anyone aged 30 and over will be able to get for a fourth covid shot. And that makes 44-year-old Prime Minister Chirs Hipkins eligible for the second booster. So, he will be rolling up his… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.Time to check in with the ace reporters from the Local Democracy Reporting Programme now and today we're in Tai Rawhiti with Matthew Rosenberg. Audio

5:16 AM.To Europe now - joining First Up from Sweden is Anita Purcell-Sjölund Audio

5:05 AM.We'll begin Thursday's programme in London - with Peter McIlwaine is our correspondent Henry Riley. Audio