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First Up for Monday 9 August 2021
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Goldmine, programme behind high performance NZ sport
5:52 AM.When our champion Olympic athletes spoke to media after their events, they'd without fail lavishly praise the whole New Zealand Olympic squad and the support staff who they said they wouldn't be there… Read more Audio
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Five teens die in horrific crash in Timaru
5:48 AM.Five teenagers died in a horrific crash just outside of Timaru yesterday. The driver was the only survivor after the vehicle smashed into a power pole at the intersection of Seadown Road and Meadows… Read more Audio
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Australia's Covid-19 cases rise a worry for NZ
5:44 AM.A look at the worrying situation in Australia now where the Delta variant of Covid-19 continues to spread through New South Wales. Victoria remains in lockdown, and while restrictions have eased in… Read more Audio
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Miriama McDowell: Head High TV series normalising diversity
5:30 AM.Kiwi drama is returning to our screens with the second series of Head High premiering tonight. Head High is a locally made family drama series about the hopes, dreams and expectations of high school… Read more Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
5:23 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from the depths of a central North Island winter is our Minister of Fruit and Veg Glenn Forsyth. Audio
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Olympian NZ surfer Billy Stairmand had best experience in Tokyo
5:14 AM.Billy Stairmand made New Zealand history this year alongside Ella Williams as the first New Zealand surfers to take part in an Olympics, Surfing was only added as an Olympic sport for the Tokyo 2020… Read more Audio