First Up for Thursday 17 September 2020

5:52 AM.National says Labour is sugarcoating a bleak economic outlook - but Grant Robertson says he's being more realistic by not promising an acceptable level of debt for the government to manage by the end… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.The Mayor of Waipa, Jim Mylchreest tells Indira Stewart what's going on in his district and why you should visit. Audio

5:36 AM.Today a Queenstown man is attempting to set the world record for the most number of Canyon Swings in a day. Jason Medina is attempting the record at Shotover Canyon Swing in Queenstown to fundraise… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.Primary sector employers are worried that legalisation of recreational cannabis could heighten health and safety risks. The sector already has one of the highest workplace accident and death rates in… Read more Audio

5:31 AM.A Pacific youth-led activist group has kick-started a campaign aimed at increasing Pasifika engagement in the upcoming election. Pacific Climate Warriors based in Auckland and Wellington are leading… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.The New Zealand golfer Ryan Fox isn't concerned about taking on a new course at this week's US Open in New York. It will be his third US Open and 10th major of his career. Winged Foot is known as one… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.Joining Indira from across the Tassie is our Australian correspondent, broadcaster and former Alliance MP Pam Corkery - Melbourne's Covid-19 numbers seem to be flattening, slipping below 50 cases over… Read more Audio