First Up for Monday 31 October 2022

5:52 AM.Air New Zealand is warning travellers to book holidays early as a combination of rising fuel prices, inflation and high demand have forced it to review and hike airfares. International and domestic… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.With thousands of New Zealanders still catching Covid-19 every week, cases of long Covid -- or post Covid -- are also mounting. There's lots we still don't know about this condition, but with millions… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.It's the last day of October - which means it's Halloween and a never more appropriate time to head to the fresh produce markets. And it's a good morning to our Minister of Fruit and Veg, Glenn… Read more Audio

5:14 AM.To Europe this morning, where it's still the weekend, Nathan Rarere is joined from Germany by correspondent Nita Blake-Persen. Audio

5:05 AM.We begin this week in the United States, where voting in the mid-term elections is set to begin as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband recovers from a politically motivated home invasion. Joining… Read more Audio