First Up for Thursday 5 October 2023

5:50 AM.To politics and Labour leader Chris Hipkins says now is not the time for tax cuts, as inflation looks difficult to control. The Reserve Bank has kept the Official Cash Rate at 5-point-5 percent… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.2023 is the year of world cups. The Cricket World Cup gets underway this evening in India - with a rematch of 2019's final, New Zealand taking on England. Its the first of 9 pool matches - a full… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.Fiji's acting director of public prosecutions Ratu David Toganivalu has died unexpectedly. He was representing the state in the corruption case against former Prime minister Frank Bainimarama. This… Read more Audio

5:21 AM.To the beautiful Bay of Plenty - where some of the region's dusty rural roads will be sealed this summer, reversing a decision to pause the programme to keep rates down. But first - local democracy… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.To Europe - with Nathan Rarere from Sweden is our correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund. Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this morning in the UK - with Nathan Rarere from London is Ellie Jay, who's still recovering from her first ever marathon at the weekend. Audio