First Up for Thursday 3 September 2020

5:52 AM.There's a warning the world is experiencing a growing silent pandemic - youth mental health - and the impacts of Covid-19 are likely to be extensive. Researchers back here fear urgency around the… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.It's that time of the week we hear from one of our local mayors - this morning we're talking to Graham Smith, the mayor of Canterbury's Mackenzie District. The District has been battling a blaze this… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.A sad state of affairs. That's how a West Auckland public school principal has described Greens co-leader James Shaw's decision to allocate 11.7 million dollars from the govenrment's shovel ready… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.Fires caused by electrical faults are on the rise, with Fire and Emergency warning against homeowners attempting to do electrical work themselves. In the three years to the end of 2019, there's been a… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.A Wellington yacht club which has been around for more than a hundred years is worried it will no longer be able to operate races in the harbour, if Kiwirail get their wish for a new ferry terminal… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Covid-19 modeller Shaun Hendy admits he's nervous about Auckland moving down alert levels. The government will meet tomorrow to decide whether the current alert levels will change at 11.59pm on Sunday… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.To Australia, where this week it was announced the country was officially in recession. Indira Stewart discussed with broadcaster and former Alliance MP Pam Corkery. Audio