First Up for Thursday 6 August 2020

5:07 AM.We cross to Australia where Queensland will close its border to New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory from Saturday as Covid-19 heads north. Indira got the latest numbers from our… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.The same man who went looking for the Loch Ness monster has now led a study that reveals the inner fabric of New Zealand's most famous Jurassic survivor - the tuatara. Two years ago, Neil Gemmell from… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.Rescue workers in Lebanon's capital Beirut are searching for dozens of people missing after the huge explosion which rocked the port area of the Lebanese capital yesterday. The blast, which shook the… Read more Audio

5:31 AM.It's hoped MPs will be exposed to some of the real dental needs that exist in New Zealand, by attending a mobile clinic running on Parliament's forecourt this morning. The Dental Association will be… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Doctors are pleading with the Ministry of Health not to further delay a cervical cancer self-screening test they say will save lives. The test for the virus which causes the cancer, is much less… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.An entrepreneur behind a plan to run private-sector managed isolation hotels hopes to attract experts to help re-build the economy. Nicola Alpe and her husband Chris - who heads Jucy Rentals -… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.With international tourism still on hold due to Covid-19, Kiwis are exploring their own backyard. But is our biggest city being overlooked as people opt for getaways out of town? Louise Ternouth… Read more Audio

5:51 AM.75 years ago today the US ended the world war in the Pacific by dropping the first atomic bomb over the Japanese city Hiroshima. Taeko Yoshioka Braid was just 13 years old and at high school just out… Read more Audio