First Up for Monday 19 July 2021

5:52 AM.From the West Coast is the Mayor of Buller, Jamie Cleine. Audio

5:48 AM.Many houses in the upper South Island remain underwater this morning after devastating flooding which led to hundreds of people fleeing their homes. The Buller, Marlborough and Tasman districts bore… Read more Audio

5:38 AM.The Cloud on Auckland's Waterfront will be the place to be for fans friends and family of New Zealand's Olympic athletes to watch our team in black. Tens of thousands of people are expected to head to… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere now from the fresh produce markets is our Minister of Fruit and Vegetables Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:16 AM.38-year-old Nick Willis is counting down to his fifth and final Olympic Games after making the cut for the 1500 meters when two higher-ranked competitors opted to compete in different distances Willis… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.Covid-19 cases continue to surge across Sydney, with the state reporting 109 more cases in the last 24 hours. Many patients have been admitted to hospital where some have been transferred to ICU… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this morning in the United Kingdom where England is poised to loosen all of its Covid-19 restrictions despite the UK recording the highest number of new infections in the world over the past… Read more Audio