First Up for Wednesday 5 July 2023

5:50 AM.The Government says the current health workforce has a shortfall of eight-thousand nurses, doctors and other health professionals On Tuesday Health Minister Ayesha Verall unveiled The Health Workforce… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.Now, it's school holidays, the ski season has kicked off with a flurry, and more and more international flights are returning to Aotearoa. Stats NZ figures show about 1.4 million tourists came here in… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.It's been two and a half weeks since the Ara Tuhono Puhoi to Warkworth motorway opened to drivers. The project cost nearly a billion dollars, and extends Auckland's Northern Motorway from Johnstones… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.This week on TradeMe, a landmark Devonport church conversion is up for grabs - this iconic building has had a stunning renovation Audio

5:13 AM.Israel's bloody incursion against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank continues with growing calls for the protection of civilians and fears the tense situation could explode into another… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.We begin the morning across the Tasman, I'm joined by Pam Corkery in Brisbane.. Audio