First Up for Thursday 7 December 2023

5:52 AM.To politics, and Public Service Minister Nicola Willis has walked back comments she made about stopping extra pay for public servants who are fluent in te reo Maori. It's been a tumultuous start for… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.A 15-year-old has become the first ever ice figure skater from New Zealand to be selected for the Winter Youth Olympic Games in South Korea. Dwayne Li will be competing for the individual men's event… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.A proud Aucklander who was sick of hearing people complain about the lack of things to do in the City has put his ideas where his mouth is. Kiran Patel has been publishing the weekly e-Newsletter… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.Matthew Rosenberg is our local democracy reporter in the neighbourhood of Gisborne and Nathan Rarere asked him about the Gisborne District Council finally giving more information on the fallout costs… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.Let's kick things off in London, where Boris Johnson has made a much anticipated appearance in front of the covid-19 inquiry. With Nathan Rarere is correspondent Ellie Jay. Audio

5:06 AM.To Europe now, joining us from Sweden is correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund. Audio