First Up for Thursday 5 March 2020

5:53 AM.It's the time of the week where we speak to one of the people leading our local communities. This week we head to Wairoa - where the Mayor is Craig Little Audio

5:49 AM.There are now two confirmed cases of coronavirus here in New Zealand - while globally more than 90 thousand people have been infected. Both of the cases here are in people who've travelled from… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.A full pizza for just one dollar....it almost sounds too good to be true. But that's what's on offer at Pizza Hut in the South Auckland suburb of Ōtara this week. And it's sparked debate from health… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.A Wellington councillor says dealing with the city's cemeteries is now an urgent matter. The City Council operates two cemeteries in the city - but one, Karori, is essentially operating at full… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Joining me now from Australia is our correspondent Pam Corkery. Audio

5:12 AM.Members of the public may get overnight access back into Milford Sound from the 16th of March. It's the first time the public would be allowed access to the tourist hotspot since the region was… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.To the US now, where billionaire Michael Bloomberg has pulled out of the race for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. Joe Biden has won nine of the 14 states that voted to pick a… Read more Audio