First Up for Wednesday 23 February 2022

5:54 AM.And we head to Wellington now where the protest outside of Parliament is heading into its 16th day. We join our reporter on the ground Nick Truebridge. The Mayor of Wellington Andy Foster also joins… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.For more on the Ukraine crisis, Nathan Rarere spoke with Simon Marks in Washington.. Audio

5:37 AM.High Schools around New Zealand are preparing for more interupted learning in 2022 as Omicron cases climb. Yesterday the Ministry of Heath reported 2846 Positive Covid-19 cases, a record high. It's… Read more Audio

5:27 AM.The Halberg Awards are on tonight, so there's no better time to raise 'awareness' of the work that the Halberg trust do, and also raise some 'money' for them to do it by bidding on a Trade Me auction… Read more Audio

5:17 AM.New research shows that people who had allergic reactions to their first Covid-19 vaccination are very unlikely to have the same reaction to their second dose, Nathan Rarere spoke to Specialist… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.We head to the Middle East, where Qatar - the region's largest natural gas producer - is diverting supplies to make up for a shortfall because of the crisis facing Europe in Ukraine For more on this… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this morning across the Tasman, Nathan Rarere was joined by our correspondent in Brisbane, Pam Corkery. Audio