First Up for Wednesday 23 March 2022

5:53 AM.The body of a fifth person has been recovered following last weekend's North Cape boating tragedy. Ten people were on board the 17-metre fishing vessel Encharter when it's believed to have been struck… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.Today we'll find out how long we'll be living with vaccine passes and mandates. The Government announced last week that it was bringing forward the dates for tourists from Australia to come across the… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.To the jobs desk now, Ayana Piper-Helion has returned to New Zealand from Scott Base in Antarctica where she has been working as a domestic for the past six months, When Antarctica NZ started their… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.This week on TradeMe's interesting auction list.. A bottle of Fanta older than you'd guess .. And a set of classic New Zealand post cards.. But first, producer Jeremy Parkinson talked with TradeMe's… Read more Audio

5:17 AM.US President Joe Biden is warning businesses and government departments to be ready for cyber-attacks from Russia. Roving reporter Alex Baird this week finds himself in the United States and he'sspoke… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.Time to cross the Tasman, Nathan Rarere was joined from Brisbane by our correspondent Pam Corkery. Audio