First Up for Thursday 15 August 2024

5:51 AM.Beneficiaries are back in the Government's sights, tougher rules are being introduced for job seekers, Jimmy Ellingham asked Labour's Carmel Sepuloni about the new sanctions Audio

5:47 AM.Olympian Hazel Ouwehand arrived back with the team yesterday - and she will waste no time getting back in the pool Audio

5:39 AM.Pacific communities are sharing their climate change stories, Jimmy Ellingham talked with researcher Dr Tracie Mafile'o Audio

5:34 AM.Our national soccer team played in Vietnam during the war - who knew? Author Craig Stephen and player Ray Mears talked with Jimmy Ellingham about this little known adventure. Audio

5:25 AM.Dargaville Hospital continues to operate without enough doctors, Northland reporter Peter de Graaf updates the story Audio

5:16 AM.Doctors are on strike across India, Anas Mallick wraps the news week from South Asia Audio

5:12 AM.Russia has declared a state of emergency in another region after the Ukranian incursion, Anita Purcell-Sjölund has today's report from Europe Audio

5:05 AM.Inflation is up in the UK for the first time this year - Ellie Jay has the news out of London Audio