First Up for Wednesday 24 February 2021

5:53 AM.Nathan Rarere spoke with National Party's Covid-19 Response spokesperson, Chris Bishop. Audio

5:49 AM.There have been some 70,000 tests processed since last Sunday when the first cases from the latest outbreak came to light. One of the testing centres which has surely been one of the busiest in the… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.Three people have now tested positive for Covid-19 since Auckland dropped down the alert levels to level one. Last night, the Ministry of Health announced two siblings of the Papatoetoe High School… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.RNZ is launching a new show and podcast. It's called Champions of the Pacific and is a weekly sports show exploring the triumphs, struggles and passions of Pasifika athletes. The first episode starts… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.It is that time of the week where we have a look into the origin story of a unique New Zealand business and this week we're hearing from Nicole Donald founder of 'sweat sisters and co' They make… Read more Audio

5:15 AM.The New Zealander Of The Year Awards are coming up and we've been talking to some of the nominees for the 'Young New Zealander of the year' Sarah Colcord is the founder of 'Chooice' - formerly the NZ… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from Australia is our correspondent Pam Corkery who updates us on Facebook and the news and the government. Audio