First Up for Wednesday 17 June 2020

5:50 AM.The Government have suspended all compassionate exemptions for travellers following the announcement of two new covid-19 cases. It's after two women, one showing symptoms, were given compassionate… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.Facebook is taking steps to to stop the spread of fake news and ensure there's no foreign interference in the 2020 New Zealand election on their platform. The social media giant will require anyone… Read more Audio

5:35 AM.Celebrity chef and cookbook author Nadia Lim has raised more than 400-thousand dollars for Women's Refuge and Youthline with her new Comfort Kitchen cookbook created during lockdown. 100 per cent of… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.As people look to buy local, each week, we're sharing the story of Kiwi businesses from the New Zealand Made Products facebook page This week we talked to Bonnie Fraser who, since 2009 has been doing… Read more Audio

5:13 AM.Playcentre says a four-million-dollar government bail-out is a life-saver for the parent-led early childhood organisation. The Associate Education Minister, Tracey Martin, says the money includes… Read more Audio

5:08 AM.It's been a few months since we last talked with our regular UK correspondent Alex Cadier - that's because he's been in lockdown in Canada. Audio