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First Up for Monday 29 May 2023

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 26 May 2023
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 30 May 2023
  • The Fono runs multi vaccination drive in West AK

    Pacific health
    The Fono chief executive Tevita Funaki

    5:55 AM.A community organisation called The Fono ran a massive multi-vaccination drive over the weekend in West Auckland. On offer were free measles/mumps/rubella (MMR), flu and Covid-19 vaccinations… Read more Audio

  • All Static & Noise showcases plight of China's Uyghurs

    arts
    Uyghur Turks living in Istanbul who cannot contact their relatives in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, protest against China outside the Chinese Consulate-General, Istanbul, Turkey, 11 February 2021.

    5:47 AM.Seventy-one local and international films are currently screening in cinemas as part of the Documentary Edge Film Festival. One of these movies is All Static & Noise from the United States and it's… Read more Audio

  • Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth

    food
    A T&G mandarin.

    5:26 AM.It's time to talk fresh produce with our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Audio

  • US: two Kiwi Scotts are favourites for Indianapolis 500

    sport world
    Scott Dixon during 2023 Indianapolis 500 qualifying.

    5:17 AM.Newshub's North America correspondent Mitch McCann is at the Indianapolis 500 - where two New Zealanders, both named Scott, are among the favourites for the race. Audio

  • Sit skier Bailley Unahi has eye on Milan Paralympics 2026

    disability sport
    Bailley Unahi, third from left, with her siblings.

    5:11 AM.In 2016 Bailley Unahi was crushed by a collapsing balcony in Dunedin while attending a Six60 show. This resulted in her being paralysed from the waist down - changing her life forever. Bailley is now… Read more Audio

  • Unofficial results in Turkey's election released

    world
    Supporters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan hold a flag of his portrait outside the AK Party headquarters in Ankara, Turkey, 15 May, 2023.

    5:06 AM.It's Monday morning so time to cross to our Europe correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund. Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 26 May 2023
  • Next Episode: Tuesday, 30 May 2023
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