First Up for Thursday 5 September 2024

5:52 AM.Labour MP Willow-Jean Prime has been at Ngaruawahia - she talked of her experience at the tangi of Kiingi Tuheitia Audio

5:46 AM.The community around Tuurangawaewae Marae has been pulling together in preparation for the burial of Kiingi Tuheitia - Jason Tarawhiti has been preparing the burial site on Taupiri Maunga Audio

5:28 AM.A Tapa once gifted to Prime Minister Norman Kirk has been taken from storage in Palmerston North and is now in the hands of a local MP - Jimmy Ellingham tells the story Audio

5:19 AM.Protests continue in Israel into how Prime Minister Netanyahu has handled the hostage situation - Doha based Alex Baird joined First Up Audio

5:13 AM.Ukraine's Foreign Minister has resigned - Anita Purcell-Sjölund tells us why Audio

5:06 AM.The report into the 2017 Grenfell disater is out - Ellie Jay has the details Audio