First Up for Friday 9 October 2020

5:05 AM.To the US now, where President Donald Trump is refusing to participate in the second Presidential debate which was scheduled for the 15th of October and was to take place in Miami. The commission… Read more Audio

5:14 AM.Johan Buys is the Hoofman. His job is trimming the hoofs of the country's cattle. He caught up with our Country Life producer Carol Stiles while doing a spot of hoof trimming - or cattle podiatry as… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.Direct from the fresh produce markets is our Minister of Fruit and Veges, Glenn Forsyth - he's talking about this month's 5+ a day recommendations. Audio

5:44 AM.With close to half a million people having already voted while politicians have been in full campaign mode, what's the point of the age-old rule forbidding election advertising on polling day? That's… Read more Audio

5:53 AM.And the latest TVNZ Colmar Brunton Poll out last night had Labour steady on 47 per cent, with National falling one point to 32 per cent. The Greens were on 6 per cent and New Zealand First continues… Read more Audio