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First Up for Thursday 16 May 2024

  • Previous Episode: Wednesday, 15 May 2024
  • Next Episode: Friday, 17 May 2024
  • Sepuloni: Coalition govt sent NZ off track, almost gone bush

    politics

    5:51 AM.Labour's Carmel Sepuloni responds to news of increasing violence in French Polynesia Audio

  • Crowd support secret weapon for Phoenix

    sport

    5:46 AM.Wellington's Phoenix soccer team faces history this weekend with the second leg of their A-League Semi-final - Nathan Rarere talked with defender Sam Sutton Audio

  • Rower Brooke Francis on Olympic preparation

    sport

    5:36 AM.Rower Brooke Francis today heads to Switzerland in a bid to take a seat in the boat for the Paris Olympics, she talked with Nathan Rarere Audio

  • Manawatu, Hawke's Bay excited for new highway connection

    transport local council

    5:25 AM.Travel between Manawatu and Hawkes Bay looks to improve travel times - Jimmy Ellingham reports on how the new Te Ahu a Turanga project is progressing Audio

  • French President calls security meeting over New Caledonia

    world

    5:18 AM.France's President Emmanuel Macron meets with security forces over the situation in French Polynesia - correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund joined the programme from Europe Audio

  • Israel continue attacks on Hamas across Gaza

    world

    5:13 AM.Israel continues its offensive in Gaza - Alex Baird has the latest from the region. Audio

  • UK: London police urged to stop, search to address knife crime

    world

    5:06 AM.Knife crime is making headlines in the UK - and police are being urged to use controversial stop and search powers - Henry Riley has more from London Audio

  • Previous Episode: Wednesday, 15 May 2024
  • Next Episode: Friday, 17 May 2024
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