First Up for Friday 3 September 2021

5:51 AM.We head up north where people are waking up to somewhat eased Covid-19 restrictions. Joining us from Whangarei is the Mayor of Whangarei, Sheryl Mai. Audio

5:45 AM.A look at our neighbours in Australia now where the Covid-19 outbreak threatens to spread out of control. Cases topped 12-hundred in New South Wales yesterday with seven deaths, while in Victoria… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.Auckland is now the only part of the country left at Level 4 as of midnight last night as Northland made the move to Level 3. This means cafes and takeaways can open again with socially distanced… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.New Zealand Paralympian Anna Grimaldi snuck up on the T47 long jump field in Rio and won gold in her first Paralympic Games. She'll be one to watch again in Tokyo today as the 24-year-old says she's… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.To the weekend fresh produce markets, Nathan Rarere was joined by our Minister of Fruit and Vege Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:15 AM.A few mornings back, I asked you all what was your favourite comfort food. The consumption of comfort foods has increased incredibly over this latest national lockdown. That's not official, that's… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.A couple of weeks back, First Up brought you the story of Geronimo, the New Zealand alpaca in the UK who was to be put down for having Bovine Tuberculosis. Geronimo's owner Helen Macdonald imported… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this morning in the United States where the remnants of Hurricane Ida have pounded the country's north east states. In New York City flash flooding, on a scale not seen since 1863, has closed… Read more Audio