First Up for Tuesday 4 April 2023

5:53 AM.Someone who's been raising concerns about political lobbying in New Zealand for years is Max Rashbrooke, who's a writer on democracy and economic inequality from Victoria University. He spoke with… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.The government is looking at overhauling how political lobbyists operate, and has already removed swipe card access to Parliament for more than 80 of them. It comes after an RNZ series that showed a… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Anyone aged 30 and over is now eligible for a second covid booster. So far, 89 per cent of the eligible population have had their first two doses of the vaccine, and 73 per cent have had the first… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Time to check in with the Local Democracy Reporting Programme now, and this morning we're in Nelson. I talked with reporter Max Frethey and asked him how are things looking for property owners with… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.Time now to hear from our correspondent in Japan, Chris Gilbert. Nathan Rarere asked him why US, Japan, South Korea have been engaging in two days of war drills. Audio