First Up for Tuesday 18 April 2023

6:15 AM.Nathan Rarere asked the deputy leader of the National Party, Nicola Willis, what she makes of the policy. Audio

5:44 AM.The government has announced plans to reduce class sizes for primary and intermediate school students The $106 million initiative will see classes in years 4 to 8 shift from 29 students per teacher to… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.During his long domestic political career, Phil Goff was MP for Mt Roskill, Minister of Defence, Foriegn Affairs and Education among many other roles - including 6 years as mayor of Auckland.. He was… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.To Japan now where the government is on high alert after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated from a campaign event after a home made explosive was thrown at him. The incident comes just nine… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.It's Tuesday and that means it's time to hear from our UK correspondent Ellie Jay. Audio