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First Up for Friday 12 November 2021
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Sir Ian Taylor: testing the way out of MiQ
5:53 AM.From Sunday, travellers who enter New Zealand will only have to spend a week in MIQ Under the new regime, arrivals who are fully vaccinated will be tested on days 0, 3 and 6, before a day-9 test at… Read more Audio
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Northland GP annoyed by anti-vaxxers conspiracy demands
5:46 AM.A Northland GP is fed up with the amount of time that she and her colleagues are having to spend dealing with the outrageous demands by people who don't want the Covid vaccine. Dr Melissa… Read more Audio
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Orana Park's Tasmanian Devil Talei has full hip replacement
5:42 AM.A Tasmanian Devil in New Zealand has been the first of it's kind to have a full hip replacement. Talei the 3-year-old Tasmanian devil was transferred to Orana Wildlife Park in Christchurch in 2019 as… Read more Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
5:25 AM.Joining Nathan is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies Mr Glenn Forsyth - Fruit of the Week - Avocados! Audio
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Sione's Wedding characters go back to their '80s teen years in new TV show
5:16 AM."We were still kind of innocent and hokey [in the '80s]. New Zealand was almost like a teenager, you know?" Award-winning writer Oscar Kightley revisits his '80s childhood in the upcoming TV series Du… Read more Video, Audio
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Black Ferns' Stacey Fluhler: lots of prep for France
5:11 AM.The Black Ferns Northen tour hasn't had the recent hallmarks of the side's success. Heavy back to back defeats to England have given the squad plenty to think about as they prepare for their next game… Read more Audio
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US: TikTok spreads conspiracies theories about Astroworld
5:07 AM.We'll cross to the US this morning where we're talking about Astroworld, musician Travis Scott's festival where 8 people died in a crowd surge last week, Now Tiktok are having to address viral videos… Read more Audio