First Up for Tuesday 6 April 2021 First Up

First communter trains from Hamilton to Auckland begins

5:53 AM.Let's go now to the Waikato where the very first passenger rail service between there and Auckland left from Frankton a few minutes ago. Reporter Gill Bonnett is onboard Te Huia. Audio

Reti:costs to administer privately funded drugs prohibitive

politics

5:45 AM.The National Party's deputy leader, Shane Reti, says cancer patients are having to spend their life savings not only to get the drugs they need, but just to have them administered by their local DHB… Read more Audio

People keen to travel if bubble opens with Australia

5:35 AM.We find out today when we will able to head to Australia without needing to quarantine on arrival or on the way back. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is due to announce the date of the Trans-Tasman… Read more Audio

"Eek" Covid-19 mutation circulates in Japan ahead of Olympics

sport

5:30 AM.A leading virologist is concerned about the Covid-19 mutation circulating in Japan as our athletes prepare to head there for the Olympics. It's being reported by Japanese media that around 70 per cent… Read more Audio

The Wonderful World of TradeMe with Ruby Topzand

life and society

5:21 AM.It's that time on a Tuesday morning when we check in with the good folks at TradeMe about the most exciting listings they've got on at the moment. This week, TradeMe spokesperson Ruby Topzand told our… Read more Audio

Anxiety surrounds trial of former policeman Chauvin in US

world

5:13 AM.To the United States now where the sixth day of testimony in the trial of the former police officer Derek Chauvin is taking place. Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and… Read more Audio

Helen Clark:UN Security Council is failing people of Myanmar