First Up for Friday 8 October 2021

5:54 AM.The Government has laid down the vaccination gauntlet, urging people to get fully vaccinated as soon as possible so that the country can have more than a Christmas picnic. The Ministry of Health… Read more Audio

5:49 AM.The Retirement Commissioner says seniors stuck overseas due to the lack of MIQ spots should get an added six months before their pensions are stopped and they're fined. It comes as some older New… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Have you always wanted to be a postie? New Zealand Post are dealing with record numbers of parcels with a 50 per cent increase in mail in Auckland, and now they are starting a huge recruitment drive… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.A furious Tyson Fury has vowed to knock out Deontay Wilder when the pair fight for the third time in Las Vegas this weekend with Fury's WBC heavyweight title on the line. Wilder suffered a technical… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from the Friday markets is our Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth - Fruit of the Week - NZ navel oranges. Audio

5:17 AM.The small predominantly Maori town of Wairoa in Northern Hawke's Bay has hit a roadblock with Covid vaccinations. Although it led the charge in Hawke's Bay and vaccinated quickly over lockdown… Read more Audio

5:14 AM.The King Country rugby team has received a shot in the arm Synonomous with the late Sir Colin Meads, the team will add another All Black captain to their honour roll when Sam Cane turns out for the… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.Ahipara mana whenua are occupying a foreshore land block after a historically significant Pohutukawa tree was partially hacked down. The Te Rarawa group have set up camp on their ancestral land to… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this morning in Te Aporo Nui - The BIG Apple, joining Nathan Rarere from New York is Bevan Hurley. Audio