First Up for Thursday 19 August 2021
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Otara testing centre flat out after Delta detected in Auckland
5:48 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere to let us know how Covid-19 testing is going is South Seas Healthcare operations manager Nonu Tuisamoa, who runs the Otara Covid testing centre. Audio
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ABs quarantining in Australia good for Wallabies - Fitzsimons
5:42 AM.The All Blacks' third Bledisloe Cup test against the Wallabies is in doubt after Western Australia closed its borders with New Zealand yesterday due to the outbreak. The team is due to depart for… Read more Audio
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Cook Islands close travel bubble, Kiwis hunker down
5:38 AM.The quarantine free bubble with the Cook Islands has now closed because of the new cases of covid-19 in the community in New Zealand, and the Cook Islands PM has announced that they will be at alert… Read more Audio
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Most NZ paralympians now in Tokyo acclimatising to heat
5:32 AM.While a lack of competition may have affected a lot of the athletes at the Tokyo Olympics the issue is even greater for our para-athletes. The majority of the New Zealand team has now arrived in Japan… Read more Audio
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Coromandel's Umu Cafe - all staff being tested
5:27 AM.The owner of a Coromandel cafe which is linked to the latest covid cluster says local businesses are going to need support from central and local government to get through this lockdown. Umu Cafe was… Read more Audio
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LDR Ashburton:locals ramping up Covid scanning
5:21 AM.It's the time of the week where we have a look round all corners of Aotearoa and this week we're getting Adam Burns up early in Ashburton. Audio
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Even the fully vaccinated should act as if they have Covid
5:12 AM.A leading health expert says even if you are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 you still need to act as if you are carrying the virus to ensure you don't risk infecting others. Vaccinologist Helen… Read more Audio
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Vaccine blitz underway in NSW as state records worst day
5:07 AM.We begin in Australia where a vaccine blitz is underway across New South Wales as the state recorded its worst day of the pandemic yet, with 633 new infections and three deaths yesterday. Premier… Read more Audio
