First Up for Friday 9 December 2022

5:50 AM.Royal commentator Margaret Holder – who describes herself as one of Meghan Markle's early supporters – finds the actress-turned-duchess's story of mistreatment "hard to take". Read more Video, Audio

5:45 AM.The Auckland domain is set to be lit up with family fun tomorrow evening, as Christmas in the Park is back for the first time since 2019. Dixon Nacey is the creative director and joins us now ahead of… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.Now for New Zealand radio's most popular pre-6 AM frog news segment. Frogtalk For the past 30 years, Linda Hart has nurtured thousands of tadpoles in her garden in Tairua on the Coromandel. It was… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere from the markets is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the Week: Yellow Flesh Peaches! Audio

5:15 AM.To Africa now - Nathan Rarere joined from Ghana by our correspondent and father of gorgeous one year-old triplets, Nabil Ahmed Audio

5:05 AM.We begin this morning in the United States - where it's been announced that basketball star Brittney Griner has been released from detention in Russia, with Nathan Rarere from New York is Bevan… Read more Audio