First Up for Thursday 24 June 2021

5:51 AM.Nathan Rarere spoke with the Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson about the concerning situation in the capital.

He began by asking whether we should have shut the gates to Sydney sooner. Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Will Wellington see any cases of Covid-19 today?

The capital is now in Alert Level 2 after an Australian tourist who visited over the weekend tested positive upon returning to Sydney.

That means… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.Two weeks ago Rachel Jordan was photographing a Bride and Groom on their wedding day when the helicopter they were in crashed severely injuring her, the pilot and the newly-married couple.

She's… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.An investigation by ITV news in the UK has discovered online retailer Amazon destroys millions of items of unsold stock every year.

Footage taken from inside Amazon's Dunfermline warehouse in… Read more Audio

5:16 AM.A woman whose house was badly damaged by the devastating Papatoetoe tornado is angry that the very next day a property developer asked her if she wanted to sell up.

Assessors have finished checking… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.To Europe where we are joined by our correspondent in Sweden Anita Purcell Sjölund. Read more Audio

5:06 AM.Wellington and surrounding areas moved to Alert Level 2 at six o'clock last night after an Australian tourist who visited the city over the weekend tested positive for Covid-19 upon return to Sydney.