First Up for Friday 19 March 2021

5:52 AM.Been dreaming of an overseas quarantine-free holiday? You're not alone. Cabinet ministers are set to discuss a transtasman travel bubble with Australia on Monday with a potential start date of next… Read more Audio

5:49 AM.Dave Batten is a Wellington based comedian who is celebrating his 30th birthday by performing in his own show He was born with cerebral palsy and describes himself as 'more of sit down comedian than a… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.A collection of 24 classic cars worth an eye-watering 2 million dollars is to go under the hammer over the weekend. The headline lot in the Webb's Auction House catalogue is a 1970 Ford XW Falcon… Read more Audio

5:31 AM.Every week we catch up with the ace reporters from the Local Democracy Programme, which is dedicated to covering news from regional Aotearoa. Today we head to Marlborough, where we join LDR reporter… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.It's Feijoa Friday at the markets - Nathan Rarere is joined by our Minister of Fruit and Veges, Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:14 AM.The Face of My Space is the name of a new exhibition which opened this week at the Wairoa Museum. Artist Joanna Tokona, who tackled these new paintings over lockdown is influenced by her surroundings… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.Nathan Rarere was joined from his global media centre in Washington by Simon Marks. Audio