First Up for Friday 2 July 2021

5:52 AM.Put June 24 in your diary for next year.. it will mark the first Matariki public holiday. The arrival of the star cluster also known as Pleides or Subaru marks the start of the Maori New Year The… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.Guy Heveldt speaks to Nathan Rarere for the last time before he goes to Japan for the olympic coverage. Wimbledon tennis court so slippery that multiple players are falling Serena Williams injures… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.Ski fields are starting to open around New Zealand and in the middle of Te ika a Maui, the ski fields of Whakapapa and Turoa are ready for business, Travis Donoghue, Chief Operating Officer of Ruapehu… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Our minister of fruit and vege, Glenn Forsyth joined Nathan Rarere for a look at the week in fresh produce. Audio

5:17 AM.A North Canterbury farm rescue's food bill is soaring with more mouths, snouts and beaks to feed this winter. A dozen geese and Marshmallow the pig are the latest additons to settle in at Canterbury… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.The Chathams islands could end up being the first place in the country to have a fully vaccinated population. Our producer Matthew Theunissen has spent much of the week there getting to know the… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.The Dukes of Cambridge and Sussex - Princes William and Harry, have unveiled a statue of their mother, Princess Diana on what would have been her 60th birthday. It was the first time the pair had… Read more Audio