First Up for Thursday 1 April 2021

5:09 AM.To Europe, where countries are looking at all options to bring the resurgent COVID-19 pandemic under control. France is poised to order another lockdown while the east of Austria is going into a hard… Read more Audio

5:13 AM.This weekend VW owners and fans congregate on the Kapiti Coast for the annual Volkswagen Nationals. They're coming from all around the country to celebrate the classic Beetles, Kombis, Variants and… Read more Audio

5:21 AM.Each week we speak with reporters from the Regional Democracy Reporting Programme, who catch us up on stories that might not have featured on the TV news but which are still great yarns. This morning… Read more Audio

5:31 AM.A Masterton community group has won a reprieve for two pieces of farming equipment that had been set for the scrap heap after being seized by the council in a "dawn raid" because they were deemed a… Read more Audio

5:41 AM.New research released this morning has identified those geographic areas most vulnerable during outbreaks of Covid-19. The study, conducted by experts from Universities across the country, mapped… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.So everyone who has planned camping or outdoors activities for the Easter weekend, have doomed it for decent weather. But we secretly are hoping for clear skies so we can look upwards and check out… Read more Audio

5:49 AM.The Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson says the government won't get involved in discussions about US investment company Silver Lake's plans to buy 15 per cent of New Zealand Rugby. The proposed… Read more Audio