First Up for Friday 2 October 2020

5:11 AM.It's time now for our weekly catch up with Australian commentator, former MP and broadcaster Pam Corkery. She tells us about what Australians can expect from its first covid-era budget and the former… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.It's Friday and time to head down to the markets with our Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth - he has the scoop on asparagus and snow peas. Audio

5:34 AM.There is a good chance that the Ranfurly Shield could be on the move again this weekend as Hawke's Bay challenge Otago for the trophy. In the last couple of weeks the Ranfurly Shield has been held by… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.On a good spring weekend, Maria and Robert Lupton can find themselves in high demand. They are farmers in Waikato. But alongside their stock, they are breeders of leeches. Thousands of them. All… Read more Audio

5:49 AM.Five years ago a kiwi couple set off on their dream voyage yachting around the world, now they're own their way home thanks to a special exemption. Alan Forest and Anne Pilcher began their adventure… Read more Audio

5:54 AM.The Pike River recovery operation is nearing another milestone, with workers now almost two kilometres into the mine drift. Next month will mark 10 years since the mining disaster on the West Coast… Read more Audio