First Up for Thursday 28 September 2023

5:50 AM.We're joined now by Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni for the weekly catch-up. Audio

5:45 AM.Aucklanders are being warned to avoid all inner city harbour beaches, after a main sewer line collapsed in the suburb of Parnell, leaving a massive sink hole. Watercare says the sink hole is 13 metres… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.If you've been following this year's Rugby World Cup you may have noticed some interesting new kits that some teams have been sporting. It's to help fans and players alike with colour vision… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.We're checking out the neighbourhood of mid-Canterbury now with local democracy reporter Jonathan Leask. Nathan Rarere asked him if Ashburton residents are pleased or not with some traffic lights… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.In Europe is our correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund. Audio

5:06 AM.Let's start in the UK - joining Nathan Rarere from the home of warm beer and Coronation Street is our man Henry Riley. Audio