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First Up for Wednesday 4 August 2021
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Surf life saving, dental technician Caitlin Regal wins Gold
5:54 AM.A little over an hour after Lisa Carrington blitzed the field to take Gold in the women's K1 200m final, she hopped in the boat with team-mate Caitlin Regal and did it all again. New Zealand's golden… Read more Audio
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Fans of sailors Burling, Tuke gather at Cloud for Silver medal
5:50 AM.Peter Burling and Blair Tuke sailed their way into the medals at the Tokyo Olympics, winning New Zealand a Silver in the mens 49er class The pair were looking to defend their Rio 2016 gold medal but… Read more Audio
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David Nyikia's family very proud of Bronze medal in Tokyo
5:45 AM.Sandwiched between Lisa Carrington's two gold medals yesterday was Hamilton heavyweight David Nyika's bronze medal. His medal is New Zealand's first in boxing since David Tua won Bronze at Barcelona… Read more Audio
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NZ Made: Flour and Dough's Mare Van der Berg
5:24 AM.It's the time of the week where we take a look round New Zealand's small businesses, this week we're talking to Mare Van der Berg. Her business 'Flour and Dough' make all kinds of baking Pre-mixes for… Read more Audio
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BMX rider Rebecca Petch's injured shoulder feeling OK in MIQ
5:15 AM.Among the 168 Olympic athletes now in MIQ in Christchurch, is BMX rider Rebecca Petch. The Te Awamutu rider beat out Sarah Walker to take centre stage in Tokyo and fought back hard after a nasty crash… Read more Audio
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Queensland Covid cases include children, money to vaccinate
5:10 AM.To give us the latest news on what's happening over in Oz, Nathan Rarere is joined by our correspondent Pam Corkery. Audio