First Up for Wednesday 9 December 2020

5:53 AM.A dawn service is being held at Whakatane heads this morning, strictly for family, to commemorate one year since the Whakaari explosion took the lives of 22 people. Nathan Rarere spoke with our… Read more Audio

5:51 AM.A Whakatane local says the town will never forget the Whakaari eruption, but the community is looking for the positives following the tragedy. Today marks one year since the volcano erupted, leading… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.The first people in the UK have received vaccines for covid-19. The UK is the first country in the world to start using a vaccine after it was approved by regulators last week. Our London… Read more Audio

5:39 AM.London based New Zealander James Parr, is the founder of the Open Space Agency and director of the NASA funded AI lab. Each month James will be answering your questions about Space! For today Nathan… Read more Audio

5:31 AM.The comedian George Burns said "You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old." That saying is very relevant to the Hen's Teeth production at Circa Theatre in Wellington of The Older… Read more Audio

5:09 AM.A Christchurch man says he'd probably be on a benefit if he hadn't secured fruit picking work in Central Otago over summer. Luke Condon, who is planning to go to university in Christchurch next year… Read more Audio