First Up for Tuesday 29 June 2021

5:51 AM.We will find out later today whether Wellington will stay in Level 2 beyond 11.59 tonight. Nathan Rarere asked National's Deputy Leader Dr Shane Reti if the Government could be doing more to help… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.It has been an anxious wait for staff at the Highwater Eatery in Wellington who have been isolating since the restaurant was named as a location of interest. They've had to close completely as 11 out… Read more Audio

5:38 AM.The wider Darwin region was put into a snap 48 hour lockdown after five Covid-19 cases were linked to a central Australian goldmine. Hundreds of FIFO workers have since left the Granites Gold Mine… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.He Makariri rawa i Aotearoa, it's very cold in New Zealand. Flights have been cancelled, ferries are halted and roads are closed. The MetService has forecast possible heavy snow and severe winds for… Read more Audio

5:27 AM.This week on TradeMe's cool auctions - an autographed jersey from the Super rugby champion Auckland Blues - and a crusty old house truck which you could get for a steal - 'as is where is' that is. But… Read more Audio

5:18 AM.The words 'Olympic debut' take on extra meaning for the latest couple of athletes confirmed for the New Zealand team for the upcoming Tokyo Games. Ella Williams and Billy Stairmand are not only making… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.To the US now where a New Jersey family, who used the Champlain towers in Miami as a vacation home have spoken for the first time about their miraculous escape. Albert Aguero's family bought the… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.To the UK now where the health secretary Matt Hancock has resigned for breaching Covid-19 social distancing guidance by kissing a colleague, And the defence secretary and six senior military… Read more Audio