First Up for Thursday 23 September 2021

5:55 AM.Yesterday we heard from the owner of Birkenhead Brewing Company Steve Simms as he prepared for his first day of trading in five long weeks. He was very excited about firing up the grill and getting… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.We heard earlier from Stuff's Sinead Boucher who is giving her 900 staff a hundred bucks to spend locally to help with the bounce back from lockdown. Nathan Rarere asked Deputy Prime Minister Grant… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.Media company Stuff has given each of its 900 staff a 100 dollar bonus which they're being urged to spend at local businesses to help them bounce back after lockdown. Stuff's chief executive Sinead… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.England's Roses have beaten the Silver Ferns 55-45 in Christchurch to keep the Taini Jamison Trophy series alive. Trailing by three goals at halftime the Roses took the advantage early in the third… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.It's the time of the week where we have a look around New Zealand and talk to our Local Democracy reporters, this week we have got Steve Forbes on the line who's based in South Auckland. Audio

5:17 AM.A new study out of the UK is highlighting the economic, social and mental benefits - of owning and riding motorcyles. The study, from Oxford Economics shows that around 389,000 jobs are supported by… Read more Audio

5:14 AM.Pacific communities in New Zealand have been told the only way Aotearoa can be sure it's Covid-19 free is if people get vaccinated. This comes ahead of vaccine rollouts in Tamaki Makaurau Auckland… Read more Audio

5:09 AM.Victorian Authorities are warning residents of significant aftershocks following on from the magnitude 5.8 earthquake which shook Melbourne around 9am yesterday, causing significant structural damage… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.We begin this morning in Europe - Nathan Rarere was joined by our correspondent in Sweden Anita Purcell Sjölund. Audio