First Up for Wednesday 20 July 2022

5:52 AM.Latest figures show there are over 10 thousand new cases of Covid-19 so far and 21 deaths, another sign the current wave of Covid is spreading ... and fast. Notably, two of the new cases reported are… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.Auckland city just got a bit friendlier to pedestrians with the Mayoral Drive end of Federal St now a tree-lined shared space that it's hoped will eventually form part of a green corridor in the CBD… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.A Wairarapa nurse practitioner has started a clinic from a school Principal's office in the little town of Pirinoa. Up until now, residents of Pirinoa and surrounding isolated settlements have had to… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.If a gargantuan Tuscan mansion is your bag, you'll want to check out this morning's featured South Auckland property on TradeMe.. But first, the closure of Napier's Opossum World Museum means stuffed… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.To the Middle East, where Russia's President Putin is in Iran for only his second international trip since his invasion of Ukraine in February. Joining the programme from Doha is Alex Baird. Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this morning as we do every Wednesday in Australia where more than 5000 people are now in hospital with covid-19, and employers are being urged to allow people to work from home once again… Read more Audio