First Up for Friday 10 September 2021

5:50 AM.Monica Iken-Murphy met her husband-to-be Michael on September the 11th, 1999. The couple soon married, and after only a few months of married life, Monica talked with Michael for the last time. It was… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Hauliers who travel through Auckland want rapid saliva tests to be made available before they're required to prove they're getting a weekly Covid-19 test. The new testing regime was due to come into… Read more Audio

5:38 AM.And as we end the week of the everywhere except Auckland being at Alert Level 2, We're heading up North to Ahipara to check in with North Drift cafe owner Amy Tepania. Audio

5:30 AM.Without being able to book MIQ spots if they travel to overseas competitions, some of our top athletes are being forced to rethink their career paths. Yesterday we brought you the story of multisport… Read more Audio

5:21 AM.To the weekend markets now - Nathan Rarere is joined by our Minister of Fruit and Veg Glenn Forsyth. Audio

5:16 AM.It's 'Te Wiki Tiaki Ao Turoa' or 'Conservation Week' And the Department of Conservation is encouraging us all to take a moment to 'Arohia te taiaho' - notice nature. Our producer Ellie Jay spoke to… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.To the US now - where New Yorkers are preparing to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the attack on the Twin Towers. Joining Nathan Rarere from New York City is our correspondent Bevan Hurley. Audio