First Up for Wednesday 27 October 2021

5:53 AM.Anyone who works somewhere that will require vaccine passports for customers has to get the vaccine themselves, or else risk losing their job. The new vaccine mandate announced by the government… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.On Monday Sir Ian Taylor becomes one of the first New Zealanders since the start of the pandemic to be able to travel overseas and return without going through MIQ. He's one of 150 business people… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.A hair salon in Manawatu is raising money and donating some of their profits to Auckland hairdressers Last week we brought you the story of an Auckland Hair Salon owner who has spent 35-thousand… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.The Black Caps are nearing the end of their first game in the T20 World Cup - they're playing Pakistan.. We cross to the BBC's Henry Moeran for the latest. Audio

5:16 AM.Every few weeks we like to catch up with all the news from space with...James In Space!!!!!! I asked James Parr from the Open Space Agency about the big announcement from Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin about… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.Opera on the harbour is coming to Auckland! Over Valentines Day weekend in February, Wynyard Point in the city will play host to a cavalcade of operatic talent with the Waitemata Harbour setting the… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.We're off to another Pacific nation now and we're joined by our correspondent in Australia, Pam Corkery. Audio