First Up for Friday 12 February 2021

5:52 AM.He's got no flight attendants or even a plane to put them on but from June, mortgage entrepreneur turned airline boss Mike Pero will add another airline to the lonely skies between the Cook Islands… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.As part of a weekly animal segment this year, we're speaking to animal sanctuaries around New Zealand The Pukaha National Wildlife Centre is an unfenced sanctuary for native wildlife and a visitor… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.New Zealand is an archipelego sitting on top of a sea of magma and shifting tectonic plates. It's a good thing, then, that we've got people like GNS 'hazards and risk scientist' Sally Potter here to… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Joining Nathan from his hometown of Wellington is our Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth who's been catching up with local growers and sellers. Audio

5:16 AM.From the Festival that brought you Pussy Riot in 2019 - Auckland Live's Fringe Town is back for 2021. For a week, artists take over the Auckland Town Hall as part of the Auckland Fringe Festival and… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.To the United States now where former president Donald Trump's second impeachment trial is into its third day. Shocking new evidence has been introduced, including footage of Vice President Mike Pence… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.Nadine Hickman's own struggles with mental health gave her the drive to do 'more than just lament' when she heard New Zealand's mental health statistics. So she's started a magazine called PEPTALK… Read more Audio