First Up for Monday 28 February 2022

5:53 AM.Back to the conflict in Ukraine - and Russian President Vladimir Putin has put the country's nuclear deterrent on "special alert" - to find out more about what that means for both the people of… Read more Audio

5:49 AM.From midnight New Zealand Citizens and Residents can travel from Australia without having to go into MiQ on arrival, Travellers will still have to isolate for 7 days and will be given RAT tests to… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.With thousands of new cases of Covid-19 emerging in the community everyday, there are concerns about what the surge is going to do to our already-stretched healthcare system. This was laid bare by… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.It's time to cast our eyes across the fresh produce section with our Minister of Fruit and Veges Mr Glenn Forsyth. Read more Audio

5:10 AM.To Tonga now where a blanket of ash continues to cause major problems for farmers more than six weeks after the volcanic eruption and tsunami. We're joined once again by Simana Kami from the Oholei… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.An energy sector lobby group says applying the 'Crown Minerals (Amendment) Act' retrospectively to deals done years ago is 'bad public policy'. The Act passed in December is casting a shadow over… Read more Audio