First Up for Tuesday 8 March 2022

5:48 AM.The leader of the National Party, Christopher Luxon, has tested positive for Covid-19, the latest in a string of parliamentarians to catch the virus. In a statement, Mr Luxon said he had not been… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.Some supermarkets have had to bring in staff from Australia to try and cope with number of workers currently isolating due to Covid-19. Staff shortages further down the supply chain also mean that… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.To the UK now, where Prime Minister Boris Johnson is holding talks with world leaders to consider further sanctions against Russia as his government's refugee policy comes under scrutiny. Joining… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.It's Tuesday and that means we are having a yarn with our Local Democracy reporters and this week we're talking to Steve Forbes in Manukau. Audio

5:16 AM.It is estimated that the flooding in South East Queensland's could cost the State at least 2.5 billion dollars due to the damage and infrastructure that will need rebuilding It comes as Australia's… Read more Audio

5:09 AM.Each week we catch up with our correspondent in Tokyo, Chris Gilbert And due to Japan's Omicron outbreak being a bit more advanced than what we're experiencing here, our chats with Chris have proven a… Read more Audio