First Up for Friday 1 March 2024

5:52 AM.Finally.... Green MP and South Auckland Fa'anana Efeso Collins died at a charity event last week. Yesterday he was farewelled in style , with a huge celebration of his life at the Due Drop Events… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.The world's most southern Fringe Festival has launched it's programme for this month in and around Dunedin. Nathan Rarere asked co-director of Dunedin Fringe, Kate Schrader to tell us what to expect… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Our explainer editor Katie Kenny talks supermarkets and their lower earnings this year. Audio

5:24 AM.With Nathan Rarere from the produce markets is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the Week: NZ Nectarines Audio

5:15 AM.To Ghana's capital city of Accra now - our correspondent there is Nabil Ahmed Rufai. Audio

5:12 AM.To the Pacific now, Kalafi Moala is with us from Tonga. Audio

5:05 AM.Hamas says more than 100 Palestinians have been killed while waiting for aid in northern Gaza They've blamed Israeli forces for the deaths. An Israeli military source said that their troops opened… Read more Audio