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5:45 AM.Today we'll find out how long we'll be living with vaccine passes and mandates. The Government announced last week that it was bringing forward the dates for tourists from Australia to come across the… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.To the jobs desk now, Ayana Piper-Helion has returned to New Zealand from Scott Base in Antarctica where she has been working as a domestic for the past six months, When Antarctica NZ started their… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.This week on TradeMe's interesting auction list.. A bottle of Fanta older than you'd guess .. And a set of classic New Zealand post cards.. But first, producer Jeremy Parkinson talked with TradeMe's… Read more Audio

5:17 AM.US President Joe Biden is warning businesses and government departments to be ready for cyber-attacks from Russia. Roving reporter Alex Baird this week finds himself in the United States and he'sspoke… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.Time to cross the Tasman, Nathan Rarere was joined from Brisbane by our correspondent Pam Corkery. Audio

5:49 AM.The National Party is calling for most Covid restrictions to be ditched, including mandates and vaccine passes National also wants to see isolation periods reduced from seven to five days. It comes as… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Back to yesterday's wild weather - with SO much rain in such a short space of time, it was a very busy day for our insurers. Nathan Rarere asked AA Insurance's Tom Bartlett what it was like. Audio

5:35 AM.People in the upper North Island are hoping for a bit of sun today as they soak up the water and clear the debris left by yesterday's torrential rain and floods. Auckland recorded more than a month's… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.A Ukraine-born New Zealander is trying to raise funds so her ambulance driver brother can buy a new vehicle and continue treating people injured in the war. Dr Olga Dubnytska, who's a GP based in… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.To Japan now, where people are eager to take part in one of the most important events on the country's calender ... the start of the cherry blossom season. Our Tokyo correspondent Chris Gilbert… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.To the UK now, Nathan Rarere spoke to our correspondent in London, Hope Bolger.. Audio

5:49 AM.An experienced Northland GP who hung up her stethoscope last week says the decision was made easier by the inevitable surge in demand the clinic will face when the Omicron outbreak peaks in Northland… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.Weather warnings remain in place for much of the upper North Island this morning. People are being warned of potential surface and flash flooding, slips and hazardous driving conditions. WeatherWatch… Read more Audio

5:41 AM.Our wonderful First Up presenter Nathan Rarere is 50 today - hear some messages from friends and whanau... Audio

5:24 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere for the freshest news of the week is our Minister of Fruit, veggies and sometimes fungus too, Glenn Forsyth.. Audio

5:15 AM.The much loved 'Dux de Lux' pub in Christchurch could be set to open its doors again in the next few years if enough money can be raised to restore it. The building was badly damaged by the earthquake… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.We head to the Cook Islands now where we join our friend Liana Scott, who's president of the Cook Islands Tourism Industry Council and manager of the Muri Beach Club Hotel in Rarotonga. Audio

5:53 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from Romania - she's fresh out of Ukraine, is NewsHub's Europe correspondent Lisette Reymer. Audio

5:45 AM.And as you may have heard earlier in the programme, we wanted to speak with regular Ukrainians about what they've been through since the Russian military invaded 22 days ago. After our initial… Read more Audio

5:27 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from the fresh produce market is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the Week: Pears! Audio

5:17 AM.It's day 22 of the war in Ukraine with Russia's onslaught continuing overnight. We wanted to find out what it's like for ordinary Ukrainians who've found themselves at the centre of the conflict, so… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.To Africa we head - where an audit has found the national oil company has misplaced 100 million barrels of oil. Nabil Ahmed spoke to Nathan Rarere from Accra. Audio

5:06 AM.Just over 24 hours ago, Ukraine's President Zelensky addressed the US Congress - making a plea for more help from the Americans. Joining Nathan Rarere to tell us if those pleas have been heard is our… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.Back in November of last year a couple of First Up staff went to check out a very interesting piece of technology that tells you how protected you are against Covid-19. Sure enough, the device… Read more Audio