First Up for Monday 19 October 2020

5:54 AM.Nelson has elected its first new MP in a quarter of a century... and also the first female consituency MP. In one of numerous election upsets on Saturday night, National Party stalwart Nick Smith lost… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.Among the excitement of the election, we did have some news which sobered everyone up a little yesterday. A new case of Covid-19 was detected in the community. The director general of health Dr Ashley… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.Saturday's election saw a big jump in the number of Maori MPs who will enter Parliament this term. And in the Waiariki electorate, Rawiri Waititi looks on track to secure the seat for the Maori Party… Read more Audio

5:31 AM.Let's recap the extraordinary results from Saturday's election now ... Labour won an incredible 64 seats to National's 35, while Act and the Greens return to Parliament with 10 seats each. Early voter… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Glenn Forsyth joins us from the fresh produce markets discussing election themed colours beginning with red, then greens, then blue and no more imports of Tongan watermelon for the moment. Audio

5:09 AM.Former ACT leader John Banks is heaping praise on David Seymour and the success of the ACT Party after Saturday's general election. The Labour Party won the election in a landslide - winning a… Read more Audio