First Up for Thursday 21 July 2022

5:49 AM.Every week we catch up with the Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson. Nathan Rarere started by asking him whether it's time to introduce stricter rules around mask wearing, given so many… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.A new report is warning that social media app TikTok is collecting an alarming amount of users' personal data, which is at risk of being accessed by hackers and even China's government. Australian… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.The Starship Foundation has started a fundraising appeal so it can do more to support sick kids right around the country. Nathan Rarere spoke with Starship Childrens Hospital's clinical director of… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.It's time to head to the Bay of Plenty now where our Local Democracy Reporting programme newshound Diane McCarthy has been on the beat. Nathan Rarere asked why the Kawerau King of the Mountain race is… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.Wildfires continue to sweep across southern Europe.. In Greece, Athens is surrounded by a ring of fire and temperatures beginning to rise further north, with Germans bracing for heat in the late 30s… Read more Audio

5:07 AM.In the UK, it's down to two final candidates in the race to replace Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the UK. It'll be Liz Truss facing off against Rishi Sunak… Read more Audio