First Up for Friday 9 July 2021

5:52 AM.From early next term high school students in Whanganui over the age of 16 will receive their first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine. Bruce Jones is the Whanganui District Health Board's communicable… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.In Australia, Sydney residents have been told that the next eight days will determine the way they live for the rest of the year. It comes as the city recorded a record 38 cases of Covid-19 infections… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.Now here's one that may have some people squirming in their seats. Data journalist Farah Hancock has been investigating who eats all the food we produce in New Zealand and she's uncovered an… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.Right now is the perfect time to be planting two aromatic vegetables that can make a big difference in flavour in your cooking. And lucky for kiwis, for the first time in nearly a decade New Zealand… Read more Audio

5:14 AM.Denika Mead is 17 and she's a self published author, living in Wellington she's released 3 fantasy books over the past two years. They are called 'The Royal orchid Trilogy' and Denika says they're… Read more Audio

5:09 AM.Washington DC correspondent, Nick Harper spoke to Ellie Jay about the assassination of Haiti's President Jovenel Moise, Joe Bidens response to the assassination, What's to be expected with Joe Bidens… Read more Audio