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An early morning news and current affairs conversation hosted by Nathan Rarere featuring the people behind key issues and quirky human interest stories from New Zealand and overseas.
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
1 Feb 2021Our Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth on where are the coconuts and pomegranates? Audio
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How Sweden is coping with new Covid-19 restrictions
1 Feb 2021We're delighted to be joined for the first time by our new correspondent in Sweden, former RNZ International reporter Anita Purcell-Sjölund. Audio
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Vacuum obsessed 5 yo on look out for Henry Hoover
29 Jan 2021People offer and hunt for all kinds of things on the Auckland Family Free Cycle Facebook page, but one mum is on the hunt for something very specific for her five-year-old son. Ellie Jay meets James… Read more Video, Audio
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Returnee thoughts of MiQ Day 4 and new rules from Day 12
29 Jan 2021Our managed isolation hotels have come under scrutiny this week following revelations a Northland woman and two other guests tested positive for Covid-19 after leaving Auckland's Pullman Hotel. The… Read more Video, Audio
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Lonely Miaow - Auckland based cat and kitten rescue group
29 Jan 2021One of our new weekly segments on First Up this year is looking at wildlife and animals. The Lonely Miaow is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the rescue and care of stray and abandoned cats and… Read more Audio
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The Look of Love with Ali Harper - best of Burt Bacharach
29 Jan 2021"What the World Needs Now" is "The Look of Love" - and that's what entertainer Ali Harper has brought to Wellington audiences at Circa Theatre. Ali's extensive Musical Theatre and Cabaret background… Read more Audio
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Fruit and Vege Report with Glenn Forsyth
29 Jan 2021Joining us now for the weekend market report is our Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth - looking at what are the best salad ingredients and garlic. Audio
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Where are this summer's sound of cicadas?
29 Jan 2021Ahhh the sounds of a Kiwi summer. But we've noticed that the annual chorus of the cicadas has been missing this year. Our reporter Ella Stewart asked entomologist Thomas Buckley why the cicadas seem… Read more Audio
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Mid East Correspondent Kamahl Santamaria on US & Iran
29 Jan 2021Joining Nathan Rarere from Doha, is our man in the Middle East, Kamahl Santamaria who talks about quarantining after a trip to the US and Israel's warning to the new US President about re-engaging… Read more Audio
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Two more Covid cases, bad news for tourism operators
28 Jan 2021The Ministry of Health confirmed late last night that there are two more cases of Covid-19 in the community. The two cases completed managed isolation at the same time as the weekend's Northland case… Read more Audio
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New MPs: Dr Ayesha Verrall, Labour List MP
28 Jan 2021A slew of new members of Parliament after last October's general election, and in 2021 we'd like to introduce you to as many of them as possible. One of the most talked-about was the infectious… Read more Audio
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LDR Wairarapa: dog detective sniffing out invasive plants
28 Jan 2021We're all too aware that the news can be a bit too Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch focused, so this year we're incredibly grateful to have access to the marvellous Local Democracy Reporting… Read more Audio
