First Up for Tuesday 13 February 2024

5:48 AM.To politics now and Finance Minister Nicola Willis has announced Budget Day will be May the 30th. Ms Willis was grilled on the planned public service cuts in the Finance and Expenditure Select… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.Its been a year since Cyclone Gabrielle wreaked havoc on areas around the North Island. The West Auckland beach community of Karekare was hit hard by the storm, with wrecked homes, destroyed roads and… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Time now to get the latest from Rotorua with local democracy reporter Laura Smith. Audio

5:16 AM.To Japan now, where there's been a radioactive water leak at the Fukushima nuclear plant. Our correspondent Chris Gilbert has been in Fukushima, he told me about five and a half tonnes leaked out. Audio

5:11 AM.To Argentina now, Kate Pereyra-Garcia is RNZ's correspondent in South America. Audio

5:06 AM.We begin Tuesday's programme in the UK, our correspondent in London is Henry Riley. Audio