First Up for Thursday 5 August 2021

5:51 AM.Peter Walsh is hoping for two kisses from his wife Karen today when son Tom takes centrespot in the shotput throwing circle. There were bleary eyes across New Zealand after red flags were raised on… Read more Audio

5:42 AM.After his government allowed RSE workers from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu into the country without going through MIQ to make up for staff shortages, Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson says the… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.We cross to Fiji now where they have recorded a further 1187 cases and 11 more deaths reported yesterday. Joining Nathan Rarere is our Fiji correspondent Lice Movono. Audio

5:21 AM.As we do every week, we catch up with the fine folk from the Local Democracy Reporting Programme to hear news from parts of New Zealand that sometimes get overlooked by the big news outlets. This… Read more Audio

5:14 AM.Not all New Zealanders in Tokyo are with the New Zealand team - many are plying their trades elsewhere. Kiwi Shane McLeod is the head coach of Belgium's mens hockey team, a role that he also held at… Read more Audio