First Up for Friday 11 February 2022

5:52 AM.A state of emergency was declared in the Buller District yesterday, and Westport was completely cut off by road. It comes less than a week after the last state of emergency was lifted, following… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.Hospitality businesses around Auckland are struggling, as the looming surge in Omicron cases cause people to stay home. And now well-known Auckland restaurateur Krishna Botica has been forced to close… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.Anti-mandate protesters are still camped out near parliament after a day of police attempts to remove them. Joining Nathan Rarere from down at the Parliamentary precinct is our reporter Kirsty Frame.

5:32 AM.A historic week for New Zealand in Beijing with Zoi Sadowski-Synnott grabbing our first ever Winter Olympic gold medal. And according to Kiwi sports broadcaster Ash Tulloch who is in Beijing for the… Read more Audio

5:24 AM.Off to market we go - the fresh produce markets with our Minister of Fruit and Veges, Glenn Forsyth - Fruit of the Week - Flatto White Peaches. Audio

5:16 AM.The New Zealand government is being urged to prioritise sending more vaccines to Pacific nations to stem the spread of Omicron. There are now 65 cases in Tonga and more than 2000 positive infections… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.To Africa we head, where overnight, the Prime Minister of Libya has survived an assassination attempt.. Joining Nathan Rarere for more on this and the other big stories of the week from Africa is our… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.Our first stop this morning is New York where Bevan Hurley has been scurrying around the city hunting down stories. Audio