First Up for Friday 19 August 2022

5:49 AM.Entire Northland towns remain entirely cut off due to the rain that's been pelting down for the past 48 hours or so. Schools were closed yesterday to allow children to get home before being blocked by… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.The Environment Minister David Parker has opened the Ohakea Rural Water Scheme, ending years of uncertainty for local residents. In 2017, households near the Manawatu town of Sanson were told their… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.The government has allocated almost 15 million dollars towards upgrading the country's last four remaining Maori boarding schools. The Maori Development Minister Willie Jackson announced the final… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.Up early as always - because that's when the produce is freshest - is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:16 AM.To Africa now where Kenya finally has a result in their presidential election - for more on that - and the other stories making headlines,Nick Truebridge was joined from Ghana by our correspondent… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.We begin this morning in the USA - where more than a year and a half after losing the 2020 election, former president Trump and his minions are still leading the news. Joining Nick Truebridge from New… Read more Audio