First Up for Tuesday 31 August 2021

5:51 AM.Nathan Rarere asked deputy leader of the National Party Shane Reti whether Education Minister Chris Hipkins should move the school holidays so students don't spend any longer than necessary at home. Audio

5:45 AM.With Auckland to stay in a Level 4 lockdown for at least two more weeks, the prospect of children remaining out of school for two whole months appears increasingly likely. To explain ... if after a… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.Locked-down Kiwis have rallied to answer a call for clothes and shoes for Afghan evacuees. Dozens of Afghan nationals escaping the Taliban have either arrived in the counrty or are due to in the… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.To the southern United States now where former Hurricane Ida has cut a violent swathe across large parts of Louisiana.. Nathan Rarere is joined by our correspondent in the US, Ira Spitzer. Audio

5:24 AM.This week on TradeMe one of America's most iconic and UGLY vehicles And a mansion straight out of someone's vision of France. But in Hamilton. But first, TradeMe's Ruby Topzand updates producer Jeremy… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.With the gym and team sports off the cards at the moment ... due to some kind of pandemic, or something ... many people aren't being as active as they usually are. And needless say, not all of our… Read more Video, Audio

5:06 AM.We start the programme in the UK today, Nathan Rarere speaks with our correspondent Henry Riley in London. Audio