First Up for Friday 7 October 2022

5:48 AM.England are the world number one ranked Womens rugby side. The Red Roses, as they are known, have won the World Cup twice in 1994 and 2014, and have been runners-up on five other occasions. They… Read more Audio

5:39 AM.The Breakers play their first home game in 489 days tonight at Spark Arena against the Tasmania JackJumpers. It's been a journey for the only New Zealand based ANBL basketball franchise through the… Read more Audio

5:26 AM.It is Friday, so must be time to talk to Minister of Fruit and Veg Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the Week: NZ Avocados Audio

5:19 AM.It's now too late to vote in these very important local body elections by post but you still can vote. To tell us how is electoral officer Dale Ofsoske, who is an electoral officer and managing… Read more Audio

5:13 AM.It's time to check out what is making headlines in Africa. Joining Nick Truebridge is our correspondent in Accra, Ghana, Nabil Ahmed. Audio

5:06 AM.We begin this morning in the USA, joining Nick Truebridge from New York is correspondent Bevan Hurley. Audio