First Up for Friday 12 August 2022

5:52 AM.In just hours from now, the first cruise ship in two years will enter New Zealand waters. Waitemata Harbour, Britomart and Auckland's city centre are pulling all the stops to mark the arrival of P&O… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.The All Blacks play the Springboks in Johannesburg on Sunday morning. This comes as there are calls for coach Ian Foster to be sacked after the team's historic 26-10 loss in the Rugby Championship… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.It's that time of week again, Friday fresh produce with Glenn Forsyth our Minister of Fruit and Veges. Fruit of the Week: NZ Pears Audio

5:15 AM.To Africa now where Kenyans still don't know who their next president will be almost three days after polls closed. Joining Nathan Rarere from Ghana is our correspondent, Nabil Ahmed. Audio

5:06 AM.As we do most Fridays, we begin in New York, our man taking a bite out of the Big Apple Bevan Hurley. Audio