First Up for Friday 20 August 2021

5:53 AM.We've all benefited from how quickly our science community has worked to gather crucial information about the virus in this most recent community outbreak of Covid 19. To help us understand how it's… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.The King Country town of Taumarunui is proving popular this lockdown, the local holiday park taking calls from all over the North Island from people wanting to come and stay. But that's not how… Read more Audio

5:41 AM.A New Zealander stranded in Kabul with her family is desperately trying to escape the Taliban. The woman has permanent residency in New Zealand, while her son is a citizen, and her husband has just… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.New Zealand's young people can now get the Pfizer vaccine in a major step towards giving the country maximum protection against Covid-19 From today, 12-15-year-olds (with parental consent) are able to… Read more Audio

5:20 AM.To the produce markets now with our Minister of Fruit and Vege Glenn Forsyth - fruit of the week - Lemons. Audio

5:13 AM.Weightlifter David Liti made an impressive Olympic debut in the superweight heavyweight division finishing fifth, this after winning gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. But it's what he's been doing… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from New York is our correspondent Bevan Hurley Audio