First Up for Monday 1 August 2022

5:51 AM.New Zealand's largest primary school has removed dozens of students from its school roll, blaming the pandemic for disappearing students. Teachers at Finlayson Park School say they are at breaking… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.For the first time since restrictions were placed on travellers from mainland China way back in February 2020, New Zealand's borders are now fully open to the world. Yes since midnight both our air… Read more Audio

5:30 AM.The Commonwealth Games has been a successful one so far for New Zealand's elite athletes - our reporter on the ground in Birmingham is Felicity Reid who updated Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:20 AM.It's the first of August - so no better time to update you all on the fresh fruit and vegatable recomendations for the month from the team 5+ A Day with our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.To Asia now, where the US House of representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi is heading on her much anticipated visit.. As yet, Taiwan doesn't feature on her itinerary - but it's the possibility of her… Read more Audio