First Up for Wednesday 26 January 2022

5:52 AM.Later today we'll find out a bit more about what the next phases of New Zealand's Omicron strategy will look like, It follows yesterday's news that 14.5 million Rapid Antigen Tests will arrive in the… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.The jump back to the red alert level means thousands of businesses once again having to adapt to new restrictions. Infometrics Chief Economist Brad Olsen is here to help explain them. Audio

5:34 AM.We're going to go back to Australia this morning as the Australian Open is at the quarter-finals stage - joining Ellie Jay for a look at the first Grad-Slam of the year is tennis commentator Dave… Read more Audio

5:26 AM.We'll head now to the Middle East where Houthi rebels in Yemen have claimed responsibility for a drone attack on an oil facility in Abu Dhabi.. Ellie Jay spoke with our correspondent Alex Baird. Audio

5:06 AM.Ellie Jay was joined by our correspondent in Australia, Pam Corkery. Audio