First Up for Thursday 18 May 2023

5:51 AM.With us now for her weekly appearance on First Up is deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni. Audio

5:48 AM.Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says today's budget will put bread and butter issues on the table. But for many New Zealanders the food on that table is looking pretty grim these days. We had a chat with… Read more Audio

5:40 AM.Well no doubt the waves of grief from this fire - now considered arson - will keep rippling through this community and many others We're joined by our reporter Leonard Powell from outside Loafer's… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.As the adrenaline wears off - survivors of the Loafers Lodge Fire Tragedy say they're just starting to feel the full weight of their experience At the Newton Community Centre - a team of trauma… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.Back home as things get tougher economically - there's one profession that's probably not going to be short of work - debt collecting.

Mark Francis is the general manager of Debt managers - he's been… Read more Audio

5:20 AM.Time to catch up with all the local news from the Top of the South now with LDR journalist Max Frethey. Nathan Rarere asked him about changes to the regional bus network. Audio

5:12 AM.It's time to touch down in Sweden - correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund joined Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:08 AM.To Africa now - with Nathan Rarere from Ghana is Nabil Ahmed. Audio

5:05 AM.Let's go straight to the USA where the Duke and Duchess of Sussex say they've been involved in an incident on the streets of New York City - Newshub's North America correspondent Mitch McCann is with… Read more Audio