First Up for Wednesday 16 November 2022

5:53 AM.Daily Covid-19 cases topped 4-thousand for the first time in three months yesterday, and it remains unclear when this wave will peak given the number of new variants in circulation. Joining Nathan… Read more Audio

5:49 AM.The Prime Minister has just landed in Vietnam and so has our business editor Gyles Beckford. He's checked in to his hotel in Ho Chi Min City. Audio

5:43 AM.To Australia now where authorities say they're dealing with the biggest flood operation in the state's history, as reinforcements arrive from New Zealand. Hundreds of residents in the town of Forbes… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.This week - all things going to plan - NASA's Artemis rocket should blast into space. The massive, unmanned rocket will take astronauts back to the moon for the first time since the Apollo programme… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Time to check in with the good folks at Trademe now. And this morning we hear about a celebrity chef's multi-million dollar mansion which is for sale, and a signed Black Ferns jersey. But first… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.Time now to get the latest from the Middle East with our correspondent Alex Baird. Audio

5:09 AM.To Australia now, where defence personnel and volunteers from around the world are pouring into New South Wales for rescue and relief efforts. The state's emergency services are facing their largest… Read more Audio