First Up for Friday 1 April 2022

5:53 AM.Last week Nathan Rarere talked with Dr Olga Dubnytska - a Ukranian-born doctor in Palmerston North whose brother Paul is an ambulance driver in Kyiv. His old ambulance wasn't prepared for the Russian… Read more Audio

5:49 AM.The 'HeadFit Awards' is a national workplace mental health awards programme aimed at celebrating businesses of all sizes in Aotearoa that are putting in the work when it comes to employees' mental… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.After 32 years keeping Aucklanders clothed in denim, Newmarket's famous Route 66 store has closed. We wanted to catch up with store owner Todd Male, who's been a regular commentator on retail stories… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.It's fresh produce time - with Nathan Rarere was joined by our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Fosyth. Fruit of the Week: Pineapple Audio

5:15 AM.A cheeky ad campaign has been launched by the Government of Wales and a Welsh distillery.. It's called 'Wales - New Zealand of the North' and it takes aim - with tongue firmly in cheek - at our 100%… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.Turning to Africa now, where a number of school children have been killed in the capsize of a boat in Nigeria, Nathan Rarere was joined from the Congo by our correspondent Chris Ocamringa in Kinshasa.