Best of First Up for Thursday 17 December

On today's pod: MPI help fund research to extend the life of commercial Bumblebee hives; a Wellington author says having an assistance dog has changed her life but the long journey to get a canine helper wasn't always smooth; the difference between smiling in different situations...new research we might actually all make the same facial expressions in social situations; and residents at risk of extreme weather in the Bay of Plenty settlement of Matata finally but reluctantly agree to leave their homes - but where will they go.