First Up for Friday 29 April 2022

5:53 AM.One hiker in Wanaka was left with cold feet after a Kea stole his shoes whilst he was camping in the hills. 29 year old Doctor Hannah Morey came to the rescue as the next day she traced the feathery… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.Christchurch residents say the stench from a damaged sewage plant is making their lives hell, and they don't know if they can hold out for the seven months it could take to fix it. Residents from the… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Our minister of fruit and veges joins us, he's been travelling around the North Island this week but still has time to tell First Up what's what, It's Mr Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the Week NZ Mandarins!

5:17 AM.The unusually humid and long summer has created perfect conditioins for flies to breed and thrive ... and in parts of Canterbury they're reaching plague proportions. In fact, there are so many flies… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.To the US where our correspondent Bevan Hurley spoke to Nathan Rarere where Elon Musk is using his twitter megaphone to sew confusion about his takeover. Audio