First Up for Friday 30 June 2023

5:48 AM.Turning to politics now, ACT Party deputy leader Brooke Van Velden's been busy campaigning in the Tamaki electorate. She joins Nathan Rarere for her weekly catch up. Audio

5:42 AM.The year is nearly halfway over which means we are less than a month away from kick off in the Fifa Womens World Cup We're co-hosting it along with Australia, with games in Auckland, Hamilton… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.Silver Fern Phoenix Karaka has been a quiet champion, now she says she's finding her voice thanks to her younger team mates. The defender has a gold medal from the 2019 Netball World Cup and a silver… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.Yes, you heard it right, he has a loverly bunch of coconuts - it's our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the Week: DOLE TROPICAL GOLD PINEAPPLES Audio

5:16 AM.Time to check out the Tai Rawhiti neighbourhood now. Local Democracy Reporter Matthew Rosenberg in Gisborne gave Nathan Rarere an update on the number of roads damaged thanks to this year's wild… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.Standing by in Ghana's bustling capital Accra is our correspondent Nabil Ahmed. Audio

5:05 AM.We begin our final programme of the week in the USA, joining me from The World's Largest Apple is our correspondent multi-award winning journalist Bevan Hurley. Audio