First Up for Friday 4 December 2020

5:05 AM.Figures released overnight show more than 3000 people died of covid-19 in the US yesterday. This is a record number of deaths due to the virus. Some projections show another 150,000 people could die… Read more Audio

5:10 AM.You shall go to the ball! The enchanting tale of Cinderella with a 2020 twist is wowing Wellington audiences for this year's Circa Theatre pantomime. Cinderella lives in a leaky room on Mt Victoria… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.December's 5+ A Day recommendations from our Minister of Fruit and Veges, Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:32 AM.Tomorrow the Auckland Art Gallery opens its Biggest Art Exhibition in its 132 year history. The exhibition will feature over 300 artworks by 120 Maori Artists spanning 70 years of work throughout the… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.One of the leading voices demanding Democracy for Hong Kong has been sent to prison for over a year. 24-year-old Joshua Wong was sentenced to 13-and-a-half months imprisonment for his part in… Read more Audio

5:52 AM.Cook Island tourism operators are upset and confused after New Zealand's Covid Minister Chris Hipkins rules out a travel bubble by Christmas. The New Zealand Government sent a team to investigate… Read more Audio