First Up for Monday 4 September 2023

5:52 AM.There's been a lot of talk in the news about teeth and dental care lately. The Greens are keen to see free dental care, and on Saturday, Labour made a promise for free dental care for Kiwis under 30… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.It's usually best to avoid dairy products when they taste bitter and smell funky. But a team of food technologists are so sure their mustard and dill ice cream is a winner, they entered it in the NZ… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.The US Tennis Open is well underway - Dave Worsley is there and spoke with Nathan Rarere. Audio

5:22 AM.It's that time again, off to the markets we head - our Minister of Fruit and Veggies is Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:14 AM.To the islands now, with Nathan Rarere from Tonga is Kalafi Moala. Audio

5:05 AM.We begin the first week of September with Newshub's North America correspondent Mitch McCann in New York. But its the Nevada desert we go to! Audio