First Up for Thursday 15 July 2021

5:52 AM.New South Wales recorded 97 new cases of Covid-19 yesterday with its lockdown extended for at least two more weeks. South Australia has confirmed 2 cases in hotel quarantine. And Victoria recorded… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.When Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson spoke to the trans-tasman business circle breakfast on Tuesday, it was a social media post of his name setting that said 'egg in any form' which drew… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.And it's that time when we join one of the reporters from the Local Democracy Reporting programme and this morning we're heading to the top of the South Island, and we're joined by Chloe Ranford. Audio

5:26 AM.Auckland scientists intend to give advanced-stage cancer patients mico-doses of the psychedelic drug LSD. The lead researcher, health psycologist Lisa Reynolds from the University of Auckland, told… Read more Audio

5:26 AM.To Europe now - joining Nathan Rarere from Sweden is our correspondent Anita Purcell Sjölund. Audio

5:16 AM.Around 25 years ago, legendary Kiwi actor, director and artist Ian Mune was captivated by the sight of a mountain in Northland. Since then he's often wondered which of Northland's many peaks it was… Read more Audio