First Up for Friday 13 November 2020

5:51 AM.Workers in central Auckland are being asked to stay home today if possible - and to wear a mask - after a woman who lives and works in the CBD tested positive for Covid-19. Health workers are… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.China has tightened its stranglehold on Hong Kong, with Beijing labelling anyone who supports independence "unpatriotic" and forbidding them from sitting on the legislative council. The new rule… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.Almost 23-thousand people have come to the end of the covid income relief payment, without a job to go to. Figures from the Ministry of Social Development to the end of October show just over… Read more Audio

5:31 AM.Something for people who love the humble avocado. David and Judi Grey have been growing and testing new varieties for fifty years on their orchard near Gisborne. David's grandfather even planted… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.It's Friday and time to check in with our Minister of Fruit and Veges, Glenn Forsyth, who's been on the ground in Hawkes Bay this week during the awful weather and flooding. Audio

5:09 AM.To the US now, where President Donald Trump made his first public appearance since his election loss to Joe Biden, visiting Arlington National Cemetery to pay his respects to America's fallen… Read more Audio