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First Up for Friday 26 June 2020
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New Zealand wins bid to host 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
5:50 AM.New Zealand will host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup alongside Australia - with the opening game set to be played at Auckland's Eden Park. The joint bid was deemed the favourite leading up to the… Read more Audio
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Football Ferns goalkeeper excited about NZ's winning FIFA bid
5:50 AM.Goalkeeper Erin Nayler and the Footbal Ferns team spent an anxious night awaiting the announcement from FIFA on New Zealand's bid to host the Women's World Cup. Audio
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'Lifechanging' - the difference Pharmac funding can make
5:44 AM.Lifechanging. That's how a father describes the difference Pharmac funding a drug for his son with Cystic Fibrosis has been. We first spoke to Eddie Porter as part of our Pharmac series last year -… Read more Audio
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NZ On Air 'calls for industry vetting after convicted paedophile worked on children's show What Now
5:38 AM.New Zealand on Air is calling for an industry standard to vet staff who work around children on TV shows - after it was revealed children's show What Now employed a convicted sex offender. It was… Read more Audio
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Sport with Nathan Rarere
5:35 AM.Sport is back in full swing.. well almost full swing, another weekend of Super Rugby Aotearoa Super Rugby, Netball and Rugby league, but this morning it's all about the Women's Football World Cup… Read more Audio
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Fruit and Veg Report with Glenn Forsyth
5:25 AM.Joining us now from the fruit and vegetable markets is our Minister of all things fresh, Glenn Forsyth. Audio
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Skyrocketing Jobseeker Numbers in Otago
5:10 AM.Jobseeker numbers in Otago are skyrocketing because of the economic fall out of Covid-19. Those on the benefit have climbed almost 50 percent since February, but some areas are more hard hit than… Read more Audio