First Up for Friday 22 October 2021

5:42 AM.To the Bay of Plenty of town in Murupara now which has one of the lowest rates of vaccination for Covid-19 in the country. So far untouched by the Delta outbreak, there are serious concerns about what… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.Covid has postponed one of New Zealand's largest events for the fourth time in the past two years. The Auckland Home Show was set to celebrate their 40th show at the beginning of 2020, but since then… Read more Audio

5:20 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere for a Labour weekend look at the fresh produce markets is our Minister of Fruit and Vege and Petone's breakdancing champion 1982 through '84, Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the Week… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.Iconic city landmarks around New Zealand will be lit purple this Sunday to mark World Polio Day, and to remember the more than 800 New Zealanders who died from the Poliomyelitis virus during the… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.We begin this morning in the USA, where we're joined by our man in the Biggest of All Apples, New York City, Bevan Hurley. Audio