First Up for Wednesday 26 February 2020

5:52 AM.The cost of treating burns victims from last year's Whakaari/White Island tragedy continues to rise with Counties Manukau Health revealing its response alone has cost more than two million dollars to… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.A vaccinologist says it's looking unlikely the coronavirus will be contained, meaning huge numbers could contract the virus in the 12-18 months it will take before a vaccine is available. There's now… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.A Nelson dairy farmer is hoping opening his gates to the public will give people a greater understanding of where food comes from and the love and care that goes into producing it. Murray King's the… Read more Audio

5:26 AM.Madison Reidy updates us on current business news and the markets. Audio

5:22 AM.A Ministry of Health sting has led to the first prosecution for providing sunbed tanning to a person under eighteen. The owner of a Queenstown beauty salon plead guilty after she failed to ask for ID… Read more Audio

5:09 AM.Now to Dunedin, where the first steps towards the city's new billion dollar hospital are taking place. Yesterday, a blessing ceremony was held at the former Cadbury factory ahead of demolition. The… Read more Audio