First Up for Friday 28 April 2023

5:51 AM.We heard from Muriwai earlier this week, today we're getting an update from the Auckland West Coast settlement of Karekare . The future of the roads, which sustained major damage, is still a big… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says the upcoming budget has "no frills". A cyclone levy is off the cards, as he believes the recovery could be funded without it. Meanwhile, the National Party has… Read more Audio

5:37 AM."Smelly, dirty and diseased." Just some of the words associated with rats.

But an Auckland assistant vet is hoping to turn all that around.

Belinda Clarke breeds pet rats and loves them so much, she… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.With Nathan Rarere from the middle of an extremely productive field somewhere near Taupo is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the Week - NZ Satsuma mandarins Audio

5:15 AM.To Africa now - joining Nathan Rarere from Ghana is our correspondent Nabil Ahmed. Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this morning in New York where our correspondent Bevan Hurley has been front row at a defamation trial involving former president Donald J Trump. Audio