First Up for Friday 11 October 2019

5:45 AM.A 19-year-old barber is getting ready to put down his clippers to take up a councillor's seat on the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Stacey Rose put his nomination in at 9am on the day the election… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Sky TV's lost out on New Zealand cricket broadcast rights to Spark.. what does it now mean for the pay TV operator? Here's business reporter Kim Savage with the answer. Audio

5:24 AM.For all your fruit and vegetable news, here's our weekend look at the produce markets with our mate Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:21 AM.There is a sense of deja vu for the Phoenix and their fans heading into the new A-League football season. Just like 12 months ago, the Wellington side goes into the Australian competition with a new… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.To Japan now, and as the country braces for Super Typhoon Hagibis - Scottish rugby fans are nervously awaiting their World Cup fate. Yesterday, World Rugby took the unprecented step of cancelling… Read more Audio