First Up for Friday 26 August 2022

5:51 AM.After a three year absence, the New Zealand Darts Masters is back with a bang. It means some of the worlds best dart throwers will be showing off their stuff in Hamilton this weekend Anyone who's ever… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.West Auckland's soon-to-open superstore Costco was unveiled to media yesterday at a tour attended by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Costco Wholesale managing director Patrick Noone was kept busy… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.After travelling to Yosemite, USA, Anna Parsons had a huge 12 metre fall while rock climbing on the first of August. She broke nearly every bone in her body including her neck, spine, pelvis, ribs… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.In Africa - Sudan gets a US Ambassador - the first since the 1990s and Germany offers Benin back some of its cultural treasures. Joining Nathan Rarere from Ghana is Nabil Ahmed. Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this morning in the United States - Nathan Rarere was joined from New York by our correspondent Bevan Hurley. Audio