First Up for Tuesday 9 May 2023

5:52 AM.Most Year 12s in the South Island will have no school today, thanks to a rolling teachers' strike that's making it's way up North from tomorrow. More than 20,000 secondary school teachers will take… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.As the covid19 pandemic stretches on, virologists have come up with a whole raft of names for variants and sub variants. Many have become household names. Remember the days of Delta, Alpha, Beta and… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.Small and peculiar - that's the description of a cinema at the top of the South Island getting some serious global attention. When both screens are fully booked - the Gecko Theatre in Motueka squeezes… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.We meet the people in your neighbourhood courtesy of the Local Democracy Reporting. And joining Nathan Rarere with the latest from Marlborough is Maia Hart. Audio

5:13 AM.To the Pacific now - joining Nathan Rarere from Tonga is Kalafi Moala. Audio

5:05 AM.They're busy de-festooning London of bunting - for all the action from the massive clean-up, Nathan Rarere is joined by our correspondent Ellie Jay. Audio