First Up for Thursday 1 August 2019

5:54 AM.A British farmer who shares snippets of life on his farm has gone viral. A video of what he calls 'morning rush hour' has been viewed more than 2 million times on Twitter Each morning Chris Franklin… Read more Video, Audio

5:47 AM.A 23 year old is using her own experience with mental health to push for better education for young people in all New Zealand schools. Lucy McSweeney gave a heartfelt submission to the Health Select… Read more Audio

5:39 AM.It's a new technology that's been described as the biggest thing since the internet, and advocates say it's now or never for New Zealand to get on-board. Blockchain was created for the controversial… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.What happens at the annual meeting of a public company? Here with the answer is business reporter, Nona Pelletier. Audio

5:10 AM.A vegetarian butcher reckons some farmers are threatened by the rise in alternative proteins. The Protein Tech conference in Auckland has been looking at the future of food production and consumption… Read more Audio