First Up for Thursday 12 November 2020

5:10 AM.To Europe where, just over a week after a terrorist attack in Vienna, the EU is coming to terms with the on-going issue of Islamic extremism. Four people were killed and another 23 injured when a… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.A leading New Zealand health researcher says this country needs an over-arching public health programme to tackle the obesity epidemic. A new global study has shown that children in New Zealand… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.Retiring Kiwi Fern Honey Hireme-Smiler couldn't quite make it to a seventh World Cup. The cross-code star is hanging up her footy boots after nearly 20 years as an elite athlete and with four Rugby… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.A painting by celebrated Dunedin artist John Z Robinson has been sold in London, but with a forged inscription from the artist it was meant as a tribute to. Mr Robinson painted a series in honour of… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.Despite covid-19, Santa Claus is still coming to town, but getting a photo with the jolly man in red and white will be different this year. The festive tradition will still go ahead but this time… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.The West Indian cricket team is drawing scorn in New Zealand and from people at home after they repeatedly broke managed isolation rules in their Christchurch MIQ facility. The touring squad had been… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.All eyes will be on the skies in Hawke's Bay this morning after a deluge of rain flooded low-lying suburbs this week. Sixty people had to be evacuated from their homes in Napier and Hastings and stay… Read more Audio