First Up for Monday 20 September 2021

5:53 AM.Cabinet meets today to review the country's Alert Level settings. But with cases numbers going in the wrong direction for the past couple of days, what are the chances Auckland can leave it's strict… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.At 8 o'clock this morning the new MIQ 'lobby' system opens its virtual doors with 3000 spots on offer to people trying to get home to Aotearoa. There haven't been any MIQ opportunities for people to… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.In June, Rachel Jordan was photographing a wedding in Canterbury when the helicopter she was in suffered a mechanical failure and crashed to the ground. The bride and groom, the pilot and Rachel were… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere for the fresh produce markets is our purveyor of pumpkins and Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:13 AM.It's election day eve in Canada - with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling a snap election in the hope of securing a bigger share of seats in Parliament. But that tactic seems to have come back to… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.New Zealand Cricket's decision to pull the Black Caps out of Pakistan, just two days before the opening match in Rawalpindi, has been met with fury by the host nation's fans AND at top levels of… Read more Audio