First Up for Wednesday 17 February 2021

5:09 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has had a crack at Australia for dumping responsibility for a woman and two young children detained at the Turkish border on New Zealand. The PM says the woman, who had… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.COVID-19 appeared from nowhere last year and changed the world as we know it. But a number of scientists have been working on ways to predict where the next coronavirus might emerge. A new study out… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.We're continuing to get to know some of the innovative and creative small businesses New Zealand has to offer. This morning we'll hear from Hollie Hales-Whitaker and her growing business which sells… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.If you would like a job in space then have we got great news for you! The European Space Agency is looking for new astronauts. Hopefuls have 8 weeks to apply on thet Agency's website from the 31 March… Read more Audio

5:38 AM.For the second day in a row there were no new community cases of Covid-19 in the country yesterday, despite a testing blitz which saw over 15-thousand people swabbed in the previous 24 hours. We'll… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.The Finance Minister Grant Robertson has said that the Government will set up a new Resurgence Support Payment for businesses affected by any resurgence of COVID-19. They say businesses that can show… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.We'll find out later today when Auckland will come out of Level 3 lockdown. A 4.30 this afternoon the Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will hold a press… Read more Audio