First Up

Jobseeker numbers in Otago are skyrocketing because of the economic fall out of Covid-19. Those on the benefit have climbed almost 50 percent since February, but some areas are more hard hit than… Read more Audio

At least one new Covid-19 case will be confirmed today - with a person in managed isolation in Rotorua testing positive yesterday, but too late to make the day's covid update. The case put those… Read more Audio

Rip it out - or we will. That's what Auckland Transport has told the creator of a planted berm north of Auckland. It's after Manly resident Dee Pigneguy found herself in a standoff with Auckland… Read more Video, Audio

It's been a year since First Up ran a series speaking to New Zealanders fighting to get life saving and extending drugs funded by Pharmac. So we've gone back to them to find out what's changed - and… Read more Audio

It's Te Wiki Tuao a-Motu - or national volunteer week here in New Zealand. The theme of this year's celebration is 'Te Hua o te Mahi Tahi' - the benefit of working together - and Volunteering New… Read more Audio

A recently launched plan to guide Nelson-Tasman's economic recovery will focus on opportunities for young people. The region's economy is pegged to shrink by 8 percent in the next year, while the… Read more Audio

The Rotorua para-athlete Lisa Adams is loving having some uninterrupted training with the Athletics New Zealand squad in Hawke's Bay. The F37 shot put world champion and world record holder was very… Read more Audio

To Australia now, where the state of Victoria has called in the defence forces to help with an upsurge in Covid-19 testing and to provide logistical support as the state tries to tackle the disease… Read more Audio

Ministry of Health staff are scrambling to test people for covid-19 who were exempted and released from mandatory isolation without tests. A New Zealand woman who arrived in the country nearly 4 weeks… Read more Audio

A year ago, First Up featured New Zealanders fighting for medication they need to be fully funded by Pharmac. Producer Lydia Batham went back to them to see how they are getting on in their fight for… Read more Audio

A new report published today by the Helen Clark Foundation says that the Covid-19 lockdown exacerbated the risks of loneliness in New Zealand. The report recommends supporting communities… Read more Audio

It's that time of the week where we take a look at a unique New Zealand Business, This week it's the turn of Katja Starke who runs Love letters NZ, a service where she turns people's words to loved… Read more Audio