First Up for Wednesday 22 March 2023

5:52 AM.Waka Kotahi is closely monitoring an underslip on State Highway 25 between Waihi and Whangamata, which has locals concerned about losing their last practical way in or out. One of the major routes to… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.Warning... If you're one of the people who threw out your entire record collection back when it looked CDs were the future and now regret it everytime people fawn over Vinyl... this is a story about… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.Former US President Donald Trump could be charged today in New York for covering up hush money payments to a porn star during his 2016 campaign. Our correspondent in Washington is Kate Fisher and she… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.Auckland Council is asking the public to send through images and videos from the recent flooding events. They say it is an opportunity to collect data as quickly as possible from those that… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.This week on TradeMe not one but TWO classic cars - a replica McLaren and a VW Kombi which is part "people's car" and part Oktoberfest.. But first, TradeMe's Ruby Topzand has news of an auction… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.To the Middle East now - joining Nathan Rarere from Doha is Alex Baird. Audio

5:11 AM.To the Pacific now - joining Nathan Rarere with all the news from Tonga is Kalafi Moala. Audio

5:05 AM.Let's head across the Tasman - with us from Brisbane is Pam Corkery. Audio