First Up for Wednesday 10 February 2021

5:53 AM.Investors will need a 40 percent deposit to get a mortgage as a result of new LVR rules announced by the Reserve Bank yesterday. The bank is reimposing Loan To Value ratios from next month at 20… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.Perhaps the main talking point from Parliament's first day back yesterday was when Maori-Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi was booted out of the house for refusing to wear a tie. Mr Waititi claimed that… Read more Audio

5:42 AM.Two students from AUT's Faculty of Design and Creative Technology have been selected as finalists in the Global Lexus Design Awards competition. During level 4 lockdown last year Jessica Vea and Gayle… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.Its time to talk about Meat without feet now with Brett Sellers from Foodstuffs who's got the latest from the fish markets - and we're talking about popular fish for Chinese New Year. Audio

5:24 AM.East Otago residents can still be tested for lead poisoning today as a result of the region's water contamination scare. Last Tuesday, residents in Waikouaiti and Karitane were first told about high… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.It's a big day in the United States where former president Donald Trump faces his second impeachment trial before the Senate. Mr Trump is accused of "incitement of insurrection" for riling up his… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.We'll be in the US for the latest on the first day of former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial which begins today. But first to Australia where television personality Eddie McGuire has… Read more Audio