First Up

A new art exhibition which takes an intimate look at what it means to be 18 and a woman in New Zealand launches tonight in Auckland. It's called 18 X 18, and it covers topics like Islamophobia… Read more Audio

Yesterday's questions and answers: 1/. What was the name of Michael Jackson's pet chimpanzee? Bubbles 2/. What is the nickname for New Orleans in the USA? The Big Easy 3/. What did the Normans conquer… Read more Audio

The world's first HIV positive sperm bank launches today hoping to reduce the stigma still felt by those living with the virus. It's called 'Sperm Positive' and currently has three donors signed up… Read more Audio

Council staff will be going on a wild goose chase over the coming few weeks - as they try to round up the 170 or so geese living in Auckland's Western Springs. Nita Blake-Person spoke to Agnes… Read more Audio

An American lawyer and a New Zealand teenager have joined forces to lobby for greater toilet access for people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. About 20,000 New Zealanders suffer with IBD - needing… Read more Audio

Two kakapo whose entire species was threatened by a deadly fungal disease are being returned to their island homes today. Nine of the critically-endangered parrots died as a result of a rampant… Read more Audio

The navigator on a Polynesian vaka currently making its way around Aotearoa/New Zealand is helping youth in her native Tahiti to re-learn the ways of the sea. Moeata Galenon is an employment… Read more Video, Audio

This week we're testing the general knowledge of our listeners who are up early like us. The questions have been prepared by our quiz master who's former journalist and semi retired high school… Read more Audio

Crossing to the UK now, with our correspondent Alex Cadier. Audio

Moeraki locals are upset at the increasing amount of visitors etching their names into the famous boulders. They're asking DOC and the Waitaki District Council to put a stop to the behaviour, which… Read more Audio

Do you prefer red or green apples? People have traditionally favoured red-skinned apples but soon they may become a luxury food item due to climate change. Warmer temperatures are affecting the… Read more Audio

Are you just a little over your traditional Christmas tree? How does a smoke-breathing, Godzilla shaped tree sound to you? For more on Tree-zilla and other interesting auctions on TradeMe this week… Read more Audio