First Up for Thursday 14 October 2021

5:48 AM.Nathan Rarere spoke with Grant Robertson about the 55 new cases of Covid-19 that were detected yesterday. He asked him about the Northland case who's continuing to refuse to engage with contact… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.Aged-care facilities say their Auckland residents are isolated and lonely as they head into their ninth week in lockdown. It's prompted some in the industry to call for booster shots for residents so… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.On Tuesday, The Prime Minister announced details of Super Saturday - a major push to vaccinate those who are yet to be so And a big part of that will be an afternoon Telethon which, instead of raising… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.It's that time of the week where we have a look around Aotearoa and a chat to some of our Local Democracy Reporters, this week we're heading to Ashburton to chat with Adam Burns. Audio

5:18 AM.Many of us who are in Auckland, Northland and Waikato will be in the midst of school holidays spent at home and around the country businesses that rely on tourism from overseas and from Aotearoa's… Read more Audio

5:13 AM.On the 14th of September 1972, a petition calling for active recognition of te reo Maori was presented to Parliament containing over 30-thousand signatures. The petition, which was organised by Maori… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.To Europe now, where Nathan Rarere is joined by our correspondent in Sweden, Anita Purcell-Sjölund. Audio