First Up for Wednesday 17 August 2022

5:53 AM.Some Rotorua locals say it's only a matter of time before businesses take the law into their own hands to combat a spate of ram raids and other crimes. Frustrated residents and shop owners met with… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.NIWA is warning parts of the country will experience well over month's worth of rain thanks to an "atmospheric river". Meanwhile, MetService has issued a red warning for the South Island's west coast… Read more Audio

5:38 AM.A new partnership has been formed to adequately fund and grow Maori sport. Sport NZ and the National Maori Sport Authority will work together to try to increase capability and resources. But as Liam… Read more Audio

5:28 AM.Few of us need a fourteen car garage - but for those who do, and have a spare six mill or so, 38 Porterfield Road, Whitford might be your next address. And to fill that garage you'll need cars and a… Read more Audio

5:19 AM.To news from the Middle East - Nick Truebridge spoke with our correspondent Alex Baird. Audio

5:13 AM.To the US where in the State of Georgia, where investigators have their sights on one of former President Donald Trump's closest advisors as part of their probe into his efforts to overturn the 2020… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.There are widespread calls for former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to resign from Parliament after revelations he appointed himself to 5 ministries during his last two years in office… Read more Audio