First Up for Wednesday 20 May 2020

5:59 AM.Each week we are going to start taking a look at the stories of some of the small businesses around New Zealand, On Monday we spoke to the creator of the NZ made facebook page, Sarah Colcord, the page… Read more Audio

5:53 AM.With Auckland, Northland and Hawkes Bay in drought, rainfall is needed - but for much of the country this Autumn has been mostly dry and warm - NIWA's Chris Brandolino joins us now, Audio

5:43 AM.The government had no choice but to go into a nationwide lockdown - in fact, the only choice was to either go early or go late - and New Zealand went early, that's according to the Director General of… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.While there is that drive to buy local - New Zealand's fashionistas say they aren't sure whether they'll be able to make up lost revenue. Benny Castles from WORLD says the company took a massive… Read more Audio

5:14 AM.The Auckland Arts Festival is excited to hear from artists, designers and creative thinkers for its next festival and beyond. It's calling for proposals from established or emerging artists and is… Read more Audio