First Up for Monday 14 March 2022

5:52 AM.Twenty-two people with Covid-19 have died in New Zealand in the past three days - that's nearly a 5th of the country's total death toll since the virus arrived here more than two years ago. We've… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.Our First Up studio is situated on Hobson St in central Auckland so our staff spend a fair amount of time travelling through the central city to and from work. And even though we're not in a lockdown… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.We first talked with Harvard University student Avi Schiffman around the beginning of the pandemic, when he developed one of the world's most popular covid-19 information hubs. Now - with Russia's war… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.It's all go at the fresh produce markets this morning, joining Nathan Rarere is possibly New Zealand's healthiest human, our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:12 AM.Crave fatty foods when you're tired? Lack of sleep can lead us to desire fat and sugar, says food and sleep expert Dr Marie-Pierre St-Onge. Read more Audio