First Up for Friday 12 April 2024

5:52 AM.The NZ Warriors play in front of another sold out crowd this weekend - is it finally their year? Nathan Rarere spoke with captain Tohu Harris. Audio

5:48 AM.Explainer editor Katie Kenny gets to the heart of public service job cuts as the finance minister looks to slash annual public service spending by $1.5 billion. Audio

5:24 AM.The Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth updates us on the produce market with Fruit of the Week: NZ Feijoas Audio

5:17 AM.The people of Ghana have had dozens of looted artefacts returned from museums in the UK, Chris Ocamringa, in Kinshasa updates us with news out of Africa Audio

5:12 AM.Tonga based Pacific correspondent Kalafi Moala tells us about the build up to the 35th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting that began with an official launch. Audio

5:06 AM.US correspondent Bevan Hurley talks about the death of OJ Simpson from cancer aged 76 and Arizona's civil war era abortion laws. Audio