First Up for Friday 23 February 2024

5:54 AM.Well it might still be sun-screen season, but Super Rugby Pacific kicks off this weekend. The first match up for the defending champion Crusaders is a rematch of last year's final against top of the… Read more Audio

5:49 AM.Covid restrictions are a thing of the past and now there is uncertainity around the supply of rapid antigen tests after June. So, some people are asking if there is a point in diagnostic testing at… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.Locals are heartbroken and angry after the theives stole sacred items from Otakeho in Taranaki. Tapu Sperm whale bones and teeth were stolen this month from a shed that belongs to the Ngati Haua hapu… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.Glenn Forsyth is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies. Fruit of the Week: Plums Audio

5:16 AM.From Ghana's capital of Accra is our Africa correspondent Nabil Ahmed Rufai. Audio

5:11 AM.Fan favourite Kalafi Moala is our correspondent in the Pacific and he's with us now from Tonga. Audio

5:06 AM.It's off to the US to begin the last programme of the week with us from New York City is Bevan Hurley. Audio