First Up for Thursday 14 April 2022

5:49 AM.New Zealand is now in the orange Covid traffic light setting meaning no more limits to gathering numbers - be they outdoors or indoors - and the end of the seated and separated rule. Covid-19 Response… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.Yesterday, Australian tourists were welcomed into the country for the first time in over two years ... barring those who came during the short-lived trans-Tasman bubble. And, while the rest of the… Read more Audio

5:26 AM.It's Easter at the fruit and veggie markets Let's get the down-low from our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth.. Fruit of the Week: GOLD KIWIFRUIT! Audio

5:18 AM.On Thursdays we have a look round the motu and a chat with our Local Democracy reporters and this week Nathan Rarere spoke to Emily Ireland from the Wairarapa Age. He asked her what the NZTA is… Read more Audio

5:14 AM.To the UK we head - where Boris Johnson's had a big week, visiting Ukraine AND being fined by the police! Nathan Rarere asked our London correspondent Henry Riley what has Boris Johnson been fined? Audio

5:09 AM.Staying in Europe, the Russians are re-grouping to concentrate their war on Ukraine in the east of the country - and more European leaders are visiting the capital Kyiv. Joining Nathan Rarere from… Read more Audio