First Up for Tuesday 1 March 2022

5:53 AM.The Labour Party has endorsed Councillor Efeso Collins for the mayoralty of Auckland. The current mayor Phil Goff will not be seeking re-election this year saying he wants to see a new generation of… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.The requirement to isolate at home means that tens of thousands of Covid cases and their contacts are relying on family or friends to bring them what they need while they recover. Without the care… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.Vaccinated New Zealanders will be able to enter the country from Australia without self isolating from midnight on Wednesday, and from the rest of the world from midnight Friday. The government made… Read more Audio

5:28 AM.From the money markets to the war being waged by Russia against Ukraine. The Ukrainian defence Minister has met with Russian counterparts for talks and has asked for a ceasefire. For the latest Nathan… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.It's time to cast our eyes around the country and lock into our network of Local Democracy Reporters. This week Nathan Rarere asked Emily Ireland of the Wairarapa Times Age about why the Chief… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.As war burns brightly in Ukraine, people in New Zealand are glued to the international news too, desperately worried for loved ones Nina Brilstra is anxiously awaiting news from her family in North… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.We're off to the UK, where Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has been blamed by Russia for President Putin's move to put the country's nuclear forces on "special alert". For more on this Nathan Rarere was… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.First Up in Japan, the government has joined the United States and European Union in blocking access by some Russian banks to the international SWIFT payment system; used by banks around the world to… Read more Audio