First Up for Wednesday 21 October 2020

5:54 AM.It's that time of the week where we take a look at a unique New Zealand business, this week we're talking to Kathleen Green from 'Fresh Retro Love.' She takes the classic kiwi wool blankets you might… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.As we heard yesterday up to 25 cases of Covid-19 were detected at a Christchurch managed isolation facility with Russian and Ukranian fishing crews believed to be the source of the outbreak. Eleven… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.Celebrated designer Dame Trelise Cooper says the theft over the weekend of thousands of garments from her Auckland workshop has cost the business countless hours and hundreds of thousands of dollars… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.A Bay of Plenty mother says an observant childcare centre may have saved her son's life when they told her something didn't seem quite right with the 2-year-old. Rata Campbell was yesterday given the… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.The SPCA says not many people are deliberately cruel to their animals, but it took a stand against an Auckland cat owner for failing to care for its dental health, as a reminder of the obligations and… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.We're taking a fortnightly look at kai moana and what we can find in the seas around New Zealand. Joining Anna Thomas is our fish expert - ichthyologist - Foodstuff's Seafood operations manager Brett… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.To the US now where President Donald Trump continues to take pot-shots at the head of his Covid-19 response Dr Anthony Fauci. For more on that and all the news from the Presidential campaign, Anna… Read more Audio