First Up for Friday 8 December 2023

5:53 AM.Trevor Moore has done it! Just six months ago the 62-year-old was lying in Wellington Hospital's intensive care unit after suffering horrific injuries when cutting a tree in the rural backblocks. Now… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.New Zealand's Parliament has passed a motion calling for urgent steps towards establishing a ceasefire in Gaza. Foreign Minister Winston Peters tabled the motion, which also condemned the Hamas terror… Read more Audio

5:34 AM.The Auckland Council has a huge line up of entertainment for the region this summer. After a rough few years with Covid and wet weather, things are looking better, with events planned at beaches… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.With Nathan Rarere from our fresh produce market is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the Week: USA pomegranates Audio

5:14 AM.To Africa now, in Accra, Ghana's capital city - where it's currently partly cloudy and around 31 degrees - is our correspondent Nabil Ahmed Rufai. Audio

5:06 AM.Let's begin in the USA, joining Nathan Rarere from New York is Bevan Hurley. Audio