First Up for Tuesday 21 May 2024

5:52 AM.A family of escapees from Gaza are in limbo waiting for permission to work here in New Zealand - First Up producer Mahvash Ikram has the story Audio

5:45 AM.Finance Minister Nicola Willis on her first Budget and charter schools. Audio

5:26 AM.Maia Hart, Marlborough's local democracy reporter tells Nathan about the huge rabbit population which is damaging the stopbank network. Audio

5:18 AM.The leaders of Japan, South Korea and China are set to meet - Chris Gilbert reports from Japan Audio

5:12 AM.It's flooding in Brazil and chilly in Chile - reporting on all the news from South America is Kate Pereya-Garcia Audio

5:06 AM.An inquiry into tainted blood products in the UK has released a report - correspondent Ellie Jay has the details Audio