First Up for Friday 6 March 2020

5:51 AM.First Up has learned a sixth death has been reported to the Centre for Adverse Reactions Monitoring, following Pharmac's epilepsy drug switch. About 11-thousand people, most with epilepsy but some… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Panic in the toilet paper aisle. Amid the Covid-19 outbreak, it's not only canned goods, tissues, hand sanitiser and bottled water in hot demand.. Around the world supermarkets in Japan, the US, and… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.New Zealand shot-putter Tom Walsh admits to have been a little frustrated with how his season has gone so far but he's hoping to make amends at this weekend's National Track championships in… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.It's time for our Friday catch up with our Minister of Fruit and Vegetables, Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:12 AM.A small brigade of tiny houses made the journey to Parliament's grounds yesterday with a key message to politicians. The protest - led by tiny house company Eco Cottages - has been travelling around… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.The country's best shearers are gearing up for a busy day of finals today at The Golden Shears in Masterton. Teenage hopeful Destiny Paikea, of Ngati Whatua descent, has qualified for the Junior… Read more Audio