First Up for Thursday 30 July 2020

5:52 AM.We've unrolled our map of New Zealand again - and this week our dart's landed on Taupo - where David Trewavas has been mayor since 2013, he talks with Indira Stewart. Audio

5:44 AM.A student who caught a man stalking her and taking dozens of inappropriate photos of her as she shopped in an Auckland pharmacy says she feels let down by police who told her they could do nothing… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.It was an early morning in Devonport yesterday, as HMNZS Aotearoa was officially commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy. The half-a-billion dollar logistics support vessel travelled from South… Read more Video, Audio

5:32 AM.New Zealand number 1 Ryan Fox says three months will be his limit on the European Golf Tour. Fox returned to the European Tour last week and just four days after arriving in the UK managed a top ten… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.A record store owner in Auckland's Queen Street says the city's central shopping district has been forced to adapt quickly to the economic rigours of Covid-19. Marbecks Record Store opened in 1934 and… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.A new government policy aims to shift the burden of waste management from communities and councils back onto business making the waste. The Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage has announced… Read more Audio

5:07 AM.Indira speaks with our Queensland based commentator, former Alliance MP Pam Corkery who updates us on new cases of Covid in her state. Audio