First Up for Monday 14 August 2023

5:52 AM.Time now for our regular catch up with Te Pati Maori and their possible coalition partners have announced some big policies. Labour's pledging to take GST off fresh and frozen fruit and vegetables… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.Covid cases are on the rise again overseas with a new variant emerging. EG.5.1 nicknamed Eris is now accounting for almost 20 per cent of new cases across the UK and the United States. Meanwhile… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.The death toll from the Hawaii wildfires is now 93, and officials expect that number to rise. Thousands of people are displaced. Maui's wildfires began on Tuesday and spread quickly, fuelled by winds… Read more Audio

5:21 AM.That music is a clear indication that the produce parliament is in session - our Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth joins the programme now. Audio

5:13 AM.To Europe we head, standing by in Sweden is Dr Anita Purcell-Sjölund. Audio

5:05 AM.Later in the programme, we'll be talking with Bill Dorman of Hawaii Public Radio, but first - as we do each Monday, we'll cross head to New York where Newshub's North America correspondent Mitch… Read more Audio