First Up for Thursday 8 June 2023

5:50 AM.Pressure is mounting on embattled minister Michael Wood amid revelations he defied 12 requests from the Cabinet office over two and a half years to sell his shares in Auckland airport. Mr Wood remains… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.The landscape of professional golf has been turned on its head, with the PGA Tour entering into a relationship with the controversial Golf Saudi group. The Saudi government's Public Investment Fund… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Many schools across the country are choosing to ditch NCEA level one exams and focus on a longer lead-in time for level two or run with their own qualifications instead. But one school is bucking the… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.Let's head now to our LDR reporter David Hill down south where birds of all shapes and sizes flocked to North Canterbury over the long weekend. Audio

5:17 AM.To the Middle East now - our correspondent in Doha is Alex Baird. Audio

5:12 AM.To Europe now - joining the programme from Sweden is our correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund. Audio

5:05 AM.We begin the programme with the latest from the High Court in London, Nathan Rarere asked our correspondent Henry Riley about the Prince's day on the stand. Audio