First Up for Monday 27 January 2020

5:53 AM.Back home, and health staff will begin meeting passengers on flights arriving from China today - as the number of countries with known cases of Coronavirus reaches twelve. A public health nurse will… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.Schools in a number of Chinese cities are being closed as a precautionary measure as the coronavirus spreads. The coronavirus has killed at least 56 people and infected some 2000 since its discovery… Read more Audio

5:43 AM.The funding of a New Zealand top female Alpine Skier is in jeopardy after the theft of almost 100,000 dollars worth of cowhides. Piera Hudson's ranked 34 in the world in the Giant Slalom, but recieves… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.Schools start to reopen from today and principals say they are still struggling with a shortage of quality teachers. Those contacted by RNZ say they have enough staff to start the year, but they are… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.It's been a hot weekend around the country - and to tell us what that means for our fruit and vegetables is our old mate Glenn Forsyth.. Audio

5:12 AM.Let's go to the US where a video showing President Donald Trump in 2018 ordering the removal of the US ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch - was made public yesterday. The Trump impeachment trial… Read more Audio