First Up for Wednesday 10 April 2024

5:56 AM.Our early reporter in the South Island is Anna Sargent and she's been monitoring the weather situation on the west coast. Audio

5:51 AM.Ash Maindonald is the Principal at Western Heights School in West Auckland, he spoke with Nathan Rarere about the traffic light system being brought in by government to track school attendance. Audio

5:45 AM.The Balmoral Hall in Ashburton needs about a million dollars spent on it to bring it up to standard - Nathan Rarere spoke with dance teacher Charmaine Quaid about the historic hall's future. Audio

5:23 AM.TradeMe's Jess Malcolm tells us about a rock star's Harley Davidson and a house fit for a Knight, both listed on this site this week. Audio

5:17 AM.To the Middle-East now, our correspondent in Doha, Alex Baird told us about the case at the ICJ and Israel sets date for invasion of Gaza. Audio

5:12 AM.Our correspondent in New York City is Bevan Hurley and he's been looking skywards and updates on Trump's hush money trial jury selection. Audio

5:06 AM.Our correspondent in Brisbane is Pam Corkery who tells us about huge fines being introduced on the supermarket sector to 'discourage anti-competitive behaviour' Audio