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First Up for Tuesday 22 August 2023
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Nicola Willis on polls, coalitions, financial literacy
5:50 AM.The latest political poll is out, and support for Labour has fallen to 29 percent, its lowest in six years. The 1News Verian survey gives National and ACT 65 seats in Parliament - enough to… Read more Audio
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Canada:more than 30,000 people evacuated from Yellowknife
5:43 AM.Canada is enduring its worst wildfire season, with more than 1,000 active fires burning across the country, including 236 in the Northwest Territories. Firefighters are working 24 / 7 to make fire… Read more Audio
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Montana's Claire Vlases celebrates major climate court win
5:33 AM.There was a major victory for young people last week in a court case in the US state of Montana. Sixteen people, from five to 22 years old, claimed the state's policies are supporting the fossil fuel… Read more Audio
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Rotorua mayor's says city doing better than last year
5:22 AM.Time now head to get the latest from Rotorua. And joining us is our Local Democracy Reporter Laura Smith. Audio
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UK:killer nurse Lucy Letby sentenced to life in prison
5:10 AM.To the UK now - killer nurse Lucy Letby has been sentenced after earlier this week being found guilty of the murder of seven babies - and the attempted murder of a further six children. Joining Nathan… Read more Audio
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US: latest on Hilary in California, Hawaii
5:05 AM.Later in the hour, we'll head to Canada for an update on those wildfires - but first, south of the border is Newshub's New York based correspondent Mitch McCann. Audio