First Up for Monday 23 May 2022

5:54 AM.Back home now where the number of new Covid case yesterday dropped below 5-thousand for the first time in three months. So a positive sign but the majority of new cases are now thought to be of the… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.Anthony Albanese is the new Prime Minister of Australia, with Labor seizing power from the Scott Morrison-led coalition and bringing Labor out of the political wilderness to government in Australia… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.To Monday's fresh produce markets we go - joining Nick Trubridge is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:14 AM.Turn on your taringas, prepare your tastebuds because an art exhibition underway in Christchurch is shunning the visual in favour of other senses. What Might We Find When We Stop Looking? is running… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.To Pakistan now where former Prime Minister Imran Khan isn't giving up on his bid for re-election, he's leading a march on the capital Islamabad in what he calls a "battle for freedom". Nick Trubridge… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this morning in Europe, where streaming giant Netflix has had to cough up around 100 million New Zealand dollars to settle a tax dispute in Italy.. Joining Nick Trubridge from Italy is our… Read more Audio