First Up for Wednesday 12 October 2022

5:51 AM.The government has proposed a world-first scheme where farmers will be required to pay for their emissions from 2025. Cabinet is set to sign off on the programme next year bringing to an end a 2… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.Ruapehu Alpine Lifts, which manages the Whakapapa and Turoa Ski Areas on Mt Ruapehu, has appointed voluntary administrators to assess the state of its finances after a terrible few years. RAL was… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.The Tairawhiti region is making sure they'll be prepared for the next natural disaster. Twenty shipping containers packed with emergency equipment will be distributed across the region to prepare… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.This week on TradeMe - a wild west town on the North Island's central plateau AND a set of very specific stairs. But first, producer Jeremy Parkinson talks with TradeMe's Millie Silvester about a car… Read more Audio

5:17 AM.Silver Ferns Netball defender Phoenix Karaka hopes an element of surprise will help them push the Australian Diamonds when the Constellation Cup starts in Auckland tonight. The last meeting between… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.In the Middle East - the biggest story is still the protests in Iran.. Joining Nathan Rarere from Doha is our correspondent Alex Baird. Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this morning in Australia where the weather is the BIG story - joining Nathan Rarere from Brisbane is our correspondent Pam Corkery Audio