First Up for Tuesday 7 December 2021

5:52 AM.A Newmarket retailer says she'll be closing her doors on Saturdays from now on after anti-vaccine mandate protestors caused havoc over the weekend. Hundreds of protestors gathered in Auckland's Domain… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.The National Party's new leader has shuffled his caucus cards to reveal an Opposition front bench that he hopes will see him moving to the 9th floor of the Beehive after the next election. Mr Luxon's… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.As we head into the festive season and summer holidays, you may be having some tricky conversations with your friends and whanau around following public health measures. Our reporter Ella Stewart… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.This week on TradeMe a spectacular one bedroom apartment which is up for grabs in Wellington's Mt Vic, AND the personalised plate U BUTEY is being auctioned to raise money for the Wellington Free… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.More small businesses have come forward with concerns police are taking too long to arrive when they call for help. Some operators in the Auckland suburb of Hillsborough are among the latest to be… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.To Japan now where people are getting more than a little angry about having to fork out 1-point-8 billion dollars to house the US military on the island nation. Our correspondent in Tokyo Chris… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this morning as we do most Wednesdays - except it's Tuesday, by crossing the Tasman to speak with our correspondent Pam Corkery.. Audio