First Up for Friday 4 November 2022

5:52 AM.We've arrived at the sharp end of the Women's Rugby World Cup. Twelve teams began, only four remain, you know the drill ... its semi final time. Canada take on the highly favoured England at 4:30pm at… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.A leading scientist is warning that if a new dangerous Covid variant turns up, by the time it's detected it could well already be too late. It's one of the concerns resulting from the shortage of… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.It's Friday so time to cross to the fresh produce market and our Minister of Fruit and Veges is here to guide us through weekend buys.. Fruit of the Week: NZ Tomatoes Audio

5:14 AM.Always plenty going on in Africa and to get the main stories we cross to our correspondent in Ghana, Nabil Ahmed. Audio

5:08 AM.Our US correspondent Bevan Hurley speaks to Nathan about the latest about political violence and midterms Audio