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5:08 AM.The Duke of Edinburgh has been transferred to St Bartholomew's hospital in London where doctors will continue treat him for an infection and a pre-existing heart condition, Buckingham Palace has said… Read more Audio

5:54 AM.if someone is Covid positive and infects another person, how long will it take for that person to then become infectious? Prof. Michael Baker from the University of Otago talks us through it. Audio

5:50 AM.Phil Goff talks us through the impact of the latest lockdown Audio

5:43 AM.Aucklanders are back in lockdown after a Manukau Institute of Technology student who should have been isolating, tested positive for Covid-19. Case M went to class, to work and the gym while he was… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.We know that New Zealnd will be in the World test Championship final at Lords, but who they will play is still up for grabs .. England are touring Inida and currently down 2-1 in the test series .. to… Read more Audio

5:30 AM.Joseph Parker beat Junior Fa .. impressive enough to be worth paying for next time he fights? And the blues are holed up in cambridge Audio

5:21 AM.Joining Nathan - probably NOT from the Auckland markets as per usual is our Minister of Fruit and Veg, Glenn Forsyth Audio

5:13 AM.Over the past year, First Up has followed the Covid-19 journey of Dr Jacob Glanville, the former head of Distributed Bio and star of the Netflix documentary Pandemic.. Dr Glanville is now head of San… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.With Auckland back under an Alert Level 3 lockdown much of the attention is turning to the Manukau Institute of Technology's Manukau campus, where a Covid-positive student went to class while… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.Elements of the Republicans at the Conservative Political Action Conference are continuing to insist that the presidential election was stolen. And it sounds like we're going to hear from Donald Trump… Read more Audio

10:15 AM.If you're driving north of Auckland through Matakana towards Leigh, the cemetery sits at the top of a steep gravel path on the lefthand side of the road. It's a private cemetery and many of the 450… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.New Zealand's top heavyweights Joseph Parker and Junior Fa will step into the ring tomorrow night. Nathan Rarere asked fight expert and trainer Mike Angove to tell him the story of the formidable… Read more Audio

5:26 AM.The weekend is upon as, and so is our Minister of Fruit and Vegetables, Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:17 AM.This weekend's Wings over Wairarapa airshow will be joined by one of the world's most iconic war planes on Saturday as a US Airforce B-52 will fly over the event for the first time. The plane will… Read more Audio

5:14 AM.Covid-19 has meant people have been spending much more time in their home than usual. And with a lot of us unable to spend our cash travelling overseas, the art world has seen an unexpected boost in… Read more Audio

5:54 AM.Good news yesterday that there were no new Covid-19 cases, but there's still a lot of concern out there particularly with the news that one of the cases had been working at Kmart in Botany. Joining us… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.Got muscle aches or a headache? Are you feeling more tired than usual? The Director General of Health is urging anyone feeling unwell to get tested for Covid-19 as the new UK B.1.1.7 strain mimics… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.It's time to introduce another first-term Member of Parliament to our First Up whanau, this morning Nathan Rarere spoke with new Labour MP for Takanini, Dr Neru Leavasa. Audio

5:33 AM.49 years ago today, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham and John Paul Jones sauntered onto the stage at Western Springs Stadium and put on one of the greatest shows New Zealand had ever seen. Led… Read more Video, Audio

5:29 AM.Every Thursday we're catching up with the reporters from the Local Democracy Reporting programme, which is dedicated to covering parts of the country which can get overlooked by the big news outlets… Read more Audio

5:21 AM.Golfing legend Tiger Woods is awake and responsive after surgery to his legs following a serious crash in Los Angeles. Nathan Rarere discussed his recovery from San Francisco with sports broadcaster… Read more Audio

5:09 AM.From picturesque Vienna, Austria is our correspondent in Europe, Catherine Walbridge who told Nathan Rarere about the popular/unpopular rent freeze which came into force in Berlin a year ago. Audio

5:53 AM.Nathan Rarere spoke with National Party's Covid-19 Response spokesperson, Chris Bishop. Audio