First Up for Friday 18 June 2021

5:51 AM.New Zealand's general population will start to be vaccinated against Covid-19 from next month, beginning with those aged over 60 from July the 28th. Yesterday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern revealed… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Since the Government announced its rebate scheme for low emission vehicles last week, interest in electric vehicles has absolutely soared. According to TradeMe, there have been nearly 22-thousand… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.Powerlifting is not an Olympic sport - but if it was, our gold medal hope would be Rotorua man-mountain Maateiwarangi Heta-Morris. And early next month the man known as The Beast will attempt a New… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.Time for your twice-weekly injection of fresh produce news with our Minister of fruit and vege Glenn Forsyth who today looks at the bountiful supply of Asian veges. Audio

5:17 AM.An Auckland animal sanctuary is preparing to welcome 1-thousand hens who've been saved from the chopping block and need new homes. They will join the three-legged sheep, Peggy, and a very cuddly cow… Read more Audio

5:13 AM.New Zealand BMX rider Sarah Walker has missed out on a second consecutive Olympic Games. The London 2012 silver medalist was injured ahead of the 2016 Rio Games and didn't qualify and she won't be… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.Joe Biden is back from his first oversea's trip as President, where he met the leaders of the G7, Queen Elizabeth II and had a face to face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin So how did it… Read more Audio