First Up for Wednesday 18 May 2022

5:52 AM.With inflation rates at a 30 year high and the cost of living continuing to climb all eyes will be on Finance Minister Grant Robertson's Budget tomorrow. The Supermarkets continue to gratefully… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.A study released this morning has found that just a dozen Facebook accounts were behind nearly two thirds of the mis and dis-information circulated during the Parliament protest. Kate Hannah is Te… Read more Audio

5:27 AM.On Trademe this week - a castle for sale, as is a personally PAW-tographed copy of a book about a cat. But before we get to those, producer Jeremy Parkinson talked with Millie Silvester from TradeMe… Read more Audio

5:19 AM.The Mayor of Christchurch says residents living near the fire-damaged wastewater treatment plant in Bromley should receive financial assistance due to the constant stench they have to endure. Work to… Read more Audio

5:14 AM.To the Middle East now where only Turkey stands in the way of Sweden and Finland joining NATO. Joining Nathan Rarere from Doha is our correspondent Alex Baird. Audio

5:06 AM.Let's head across the the Tasman where they're on the downhill run in to the general election, and it seems the Coalition - lead by Prime Minister Scott Morrison is gaining support and is still within… Read more Audio