First Up for Tuesday 30 January 2024

5:54 AM.It's back to school for many families this week - and that usually means back to school fees and all those extra costs. The charity KidsCan says they're seeing demand for school support at its highest… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.To politics, and the Coalition government is getting a tax cuts package ready for the Budget in May. Associate Minister of Finance and ACT leader David Seymour wants to cut the top tax rate from 39… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Now to Northland, where the world's oldest-known "parkrunner" has recently celebrated his one hundredth birthday and his 175th ParkRun. Whangarei man Colin Thorne turned 100 years old a couple of… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Nathan Rarere talks with local democracy reporter with the Ashburton Guardian, Jonathan Leask. Audio

5:15 AM.Time now to head to South America where we talk with our correspondent Kate Pereyra-Garcia. Audio

5:11 AM.Nathan Rarere catches up with our Tokyo correspondent Chris Gilbert. Audio

5:05 AM.Time now to head to the UK to get the latest from our correspondent Henry Riley. Audio