First Up for Wednesday 7 December 2022

5:52 AM.A baby who badly needs a heart operation but who's parents won't let him be treated with blood from anyone who's had the Covid vaccine still can't get the care he needs. After a hearing in the High… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.A space-travel company in the South Island is one step closer to getting an aeroplane into space after receiving a whopping 20 million dollar funding boost. Dawn Aerospace, based in Tekapo, received… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.Did you know that 25% of house fires start in the kitchen and 50% of fatal house fires involve alcohol or drugs? To help intoxicated people stay off the stove, Fire and Emergency NZ has created the… Read more Video, Audio

5:13 AM.Voters in the US state of Georgia head to the polls this morning in a run-off election to determine who will represent them in the US Senate. Going up against Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock is… Read more Audio

5:07 AM.To the Middle East now where most of the quarter finalists for the 2022 Soccer/Football World Cup have been found - joining Nathan Rarere from the centre of it all is Alex Baird in Doha. Audio