First Up for Thursday 3 November 2022

5:51 AM."Variant soup" - that's one of the new phrases being used to describe what's happening with Covid-19 in this country at the moment. And it's got some experts pretty worried. Joining Nathan Rarere to… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.In the aftermath of New Zealand's loss to England at the T20 Cricket World Cup, one particular incident has got social media all abuzz. Black Caps captain and Aotearoa golden child Kane Williamson… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Local Democracy Reporting programme time and this morning we're in North Canterbury with David Hill. Audio

5:16 AM.It is Thursday, so time to get the latest from our Europe correspondent Anita Purcell Sjölund Audio

5:06 AM.Time now to get the latest from the UK from our correspondent Ellie Jay. Audio