First Up for Friday 16 July 2021

5:52 AM.A baby orca has been centre of media attention this week after being found stranded and separated from its pod on Sunday afternoon. Animal rescue teams have been caring for the Orca named Toa for the… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.Is your cat's diet more exotic than your own? After looking through decades worth of data, RNZ In-Depth journalist Farah Hancock has found that we're importing cat food from far flung places. And… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.Quarantine-free travel between Victoria and New Zealand is on hold for at least four days as the State is plunged into lockdown after 18 new Covid cases were recorded there yesterday. The travel pause… Read more Audio

5:30 AM.Winter is in fairly full effect now, meaning it's the bleakest time of year for our Minister of Fruit and Veges, Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:20 AM.Back in March, one young man took on the challenge of running 654km in less than a week for suicide awareness. Each kilometer that 22-year-old Matt Fenn ran represented a kiwi who died by suicide last… Read more Audio

5:13 AM.After a Covid hit 2019 season the Farah Palmer Cup women's rugby competition returns to its normal format for this weekend's opening round. Canterbury will defend the title they've won the last four… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.To the US where Donald J Trump is back in the news. Nathan Rarere is joined by correspondent Bevan Hurley in New York. Audio