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5:50 AM.The Ministry of Health confirmed late last night that there are two more cases of Covid-19 in the community. The two cases completed managed isolation at the same time as the weekend's Northland case… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.A slew of new members of Parliament after last October's general election, and in 2021 we'd like to introduce you to as many of them as possible. One of the most talked-about was the infectious… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.We're all too aware that the news can be a bit too Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch focused, so this year we're incredibly grateful to have access to the marvellous Local Democracy Reporting… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.The number of sharks and rays worldwide has fallen by 71 per cent in the last 50 years and according to Australian and international research more than three-quarters of species are now threatened… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.This week on First Up, we have been bringing you a mini-series of interviews where Nathan Rarere posed the same four questions to three everyday Americans about their reflections of life over the… Read more Audio

5:09 AM.To Europe now, where a row is escalating over the supply of COVID vaccines.. EU authorities are urging pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to publish details of the contract they signed for Covid… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.Well the discovery of the South African variant certainly gave people in Northland a big scare, just when the region was bouncing back from the initial economic hit from Covid. Joining us now is… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Scientists have discovered people who've had Covid-19 aren't always protected from the new South African variant of the virus. The South African strain, called 501Y.V2, was detected in Northland over… Read more Audio

5:38 AM.Christchurch recorded it's hottest temperature on record yesterday, with the mercury reaching 36.7 degrees. The 1979 Christchurch record of 35.9 was also exceeded elsewhere in the region, with one… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.We're up ridiculously early here at First Up and we always like finding out who is awake and about at the same time. At Auckland bakery Daily Bread the bakers arrive at work at 2am to start baking as… Read more Video, Audio

5:15 AM.This week on First Up, we are bringing you a mini-series of interviews where we pose the same four questions to three everyday Americans about their reflections of life over the final month of the… Read more Audio

5:07 AM.Across the Tasman now where thousand of blokes and sheilas defied Covid health concerns to march against the celebration of the country's national day. Australia day commemorates the day in 1788 when… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.Christchurch is set to get to 36 degrees today and with two fires breaking out yesterday afternoon - crews are on high alert. Two helicopters and six fire crews fought a blaze on Balmoral Hill in… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.We take our monthly trip into space right now as we head to London to catch up with the founder of the Open Space Agency, former fastest kid in gumboots at school in Eastbourne, Wellington, James Parr… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.Kiwi UFC star Dan Hooker had a devastating loss over the weekend, being TKO'd by his American opponent Michael Chandler in Abu Dhabi. Adding to the drama was Hooker's throwing off his gloves at the… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.This week on TradeMe - classic Americas Cup memorabilia, a spine with an attached pelvis and the supermarket promotion of the Summer - a Smeg knife block. TradeMe's Logan Mudge told producer Jeremy… Read more Audio

5:13 AM.The images of the Washington Capital building being stormed by a mob of Donald Trump supporters felt an absolute world away from us here in New Zealand. Not to mention the 25 million cases and… Read more Audio

5:54 AM.Health authorities are urgently trying to find out how a woman tested positive for Covid-19 in Northland after completing 14 days of managed isolation. After leaving isolation in Auckland's Pullman… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.Nathan Rarere spoke with Liana Scott, who manages the Muri Beach Club Hotel in Rarotonga and is also president of the Cook Islands Tourism Industry Council. Audio

5:46 AM.After 10 months unable to see friends and family in New Zealand Cook Islanders can finally make the trip without having to quarantine. The second flight from Rarotonga touched down in Auckland on… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.Councils are calling on the government to fix a loophole that allows companies to dump contaminated waste water down the drain without facing penalties. An RNZ investigation reveals at least 270… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Joining Nathan for his first report from the markets this year is our old mate - and the Minister of Fruit and Veges, Glenn Forsyth. Audio