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First Up for Monday 12 December 2022
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Immunologist worried about Covid case spike for summer
5:53 AM.A leading immunologist is concerned that a lack of reliable data means we could be heading into the Christmas period with far more Covid infections than we're aware of. University of Auckland senior… Read more Audio
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Govt announces measures to stop 10 - 13 yo from reoffending
5:48 AM.On Thursday, the Government announced "circuit breaker" measures to stop 10 to 13 year-olds from reoffending. It's part of the Better Pathways package aimed at helping young offenders to re-engage… Read more Audio
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St Bathans Vulcan Hotel's ghost that haunts Room One
5:36 AM.This week we're going to be touring some of some of New Zealand's top summer locations ... some of which you may not have come across before. This morning we're in one of the jewels in the Crown… Read more Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
5:23 AM.We're off to the fresh produce markets now with our Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth. Audio
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Xmas: what's your worst present, real or fake tree?
5:16 AM.The pohutakawa is in bloom, Michael Buble is playing on a loop in the mall, and many of us are wondering how on earth it's December already. But yes, Christmas time is upon us Our producers Matthew… Read more Audio
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Europe: fallout continues from far-right raids in Germany
5:11 AM.And it's Monday morning so time to cross to our Europe correspondent Nita Blake-Persen who joins spoke with Anna Thomas from Germany. Audio
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US: Lockerbie bomb builder in custody
5:05 AM.We begin this morning in the US, Anna Thomas was joined from New York by our correspondent Anna Burns-Francis. Audio