First Up for Wednesday 14 December 2022

5:51 AM.Now to the shocking shoot-out in Queensland, that's left 6 people dead, two of them police officers. The state police force is reeling, after what's been described as an execution style killing of its… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.It's First Up's last week of 2022 and hopefully many of us will be enjoying a summer break - today it's Auckland's turn in the spotlight. Anna Thomas spoke with Chris Simpson, head of major events at… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.The Ohope Waterslide is back for another Summer, and worth putting on your list if you're road tripping down the East Coast. Max Humpherson, an engineer by day, took over the project five months ago… Read more Audio

5:26 AM.This week on TradeMe - a house in Russell with more rooms in one of its wings than most average homes have in total and an old ambulance just begging to be converted into a campervan. But first… Read more Audio

5:17 AM.If you're a regular First Upper you'll know in this, our last week for 2022 we're roaming the main centres in search of summer fun. Today's turn is Dunedin, Otepoti and the wider Otago region. Anna… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.Joining Anna Thomas from the centre of the soccer/football world is our man in Doha, Alex Baird Audio

5:06 AM.We will begin and end the programme today in Australia where 24 hours ago a shootout ended with the deaths of 6 people, two of them police officers. With Anna Thomas from Brisbane is Pam Corkery. Audio