First Up for Friday 4 September 2020

5:06 AM.We will find out later today whether or not the country will be able to ease alert level restrictions next week. Cabinet will make that decision this afternoon. Hospitality New Zealand Otago… Read more Audio

5:09 AM.The principal of Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate Senior School wants the Qualifications Authority to let schools decide if their students should sit NCEA exams in November. Kiri Turketo, says many… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.Women's representative rugby returns to the paddock this weekend when the Farah Palmer Cup finally kicks off. There were fears earlier this year that the fallout from Covid-19 would cancel the… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.In the first fresh fruit and vegetable market report for spring, Indira discussed sweet potato toast with our Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth as well as good buys for the weekend. Audio

5:38 AM.Medical students at Otago say the university's vice chancellor Harlene Hayne has refused to meet with them over proposed changes to medical school admissions through the Māori Entry Pathway. A… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Meet a local town hero from Auckland's Northshore - 86-year-old Māori Warden Peggy Hughes.

Peggy has been serving in her community as a volunteer for about 60 years and officially as a Māori Warden… Read more Video, Audio

5:53 AM.New research shows Māori are 50 per cent more likely to die from Covid-19 than other ethnic groups. The Te Pūnaha Matatini study also found the number could be higher, depending on age and underlying… Read more Audio