First Up for Wednesday 28 July 2021

5:52 AM.She had the weight of the world on her shoulders but it wasn't enough for Luuka Jones who bowed out of the K1 women's canoe slalom in Tokyo last night finishing in sixth place. Luuka learned all her… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.A prominent South Auckland councillor says that the sluggish response to calls to get vaccinated in the country's first mass vaccination event starting this Friday, is down to people in "ivory towers"… Read more Audio

5:41 AM.The All Black Sevens will play Great Britain in the first semi-final of the Olympic Sevens in Tokyo after beating Canada 21-10 in last night's Quarter final Casting an expert eye on the match was… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.New Zealand loves a per capita rating however if there was a Gold Medal for Olympic medals per head of population, Bermuda would be at the top of the table. After being lapped in the triathlon in… Read more Audio

5:21 AM.It's the time of the week where we delve into the small businesses of Aotearoa and this week we're talking to Trina Hayes of 'Colour craft'. She says her business came out of a project she did with… Read more Audio

5:14 AM.Nathan Rarere caught up with our correspondent in Tokyo, Chris Gilbert and started by asking how he and the athletes will be coping in that intense heat. Audio

5:10 AM.The Black Ferns Rugby Sevens team are set to play their first Olympic pool game tomorrow in their bid to go one better than their Silver Medal in Rio Overnight, the mens's All Black Sevens team won… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.We begin again this morning in Australia where the chances of the trans-tasman bubble re-opening in seven or so weeks looks highly unlikely after New South Wales recorded 170 new infections yesterday… Read more Audio