First Up for Tuesday 14 September 2021

5:54 AM.While Tamaki Makaurau remains in an Alert Level four lockdown, schools across the motu also remain closed. Approximately 100,000 secondary students will continue to learn online, as end of year exams… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.While Auckland remains in Alert Level 4 until at least next Tuesday, the rest of the country also remains at what the Prime Minister is calling Delta Level 2. Just to remind you - under the Delta… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.Nathan Rarere spoke to National Party deputy leader Shane Reti about yesterday's Alert Levels announcement. He asked whether he's had a chance to get out to any coffee outlets at Alert Level 2. Audio

5:32 AM.For six generations Russell Smith's family has been in the locksmithing trade. But lockdown has meant his central Auckland business is calling it a day. After 33 years the family business on Ponsonby… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.This week on TradeMe - The Block Houses are up for grabs, and TradeMe's Millie Silvester looks at one particular place in Auckland's glamour suburb Pt Chev. Also there's been an upswing in searches… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.We head to Japan next where there will be a change of leadership in the country's ruling party, the Liberal Democrats. Nathan Rarere spoke with our correspondent Chris Gilbert who caught him up on the… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.Let's get into it by crossing to the UK where the Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to reveal plans for another pandemic winter. Nathan Rarere spoke with our correspondent in London Henry… Read more Audio