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First Up for Tuesday 23 June 2020
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Retired cop's painting raises funds for slain officer's family - "We share in your pain."
5:49 AM.The day after Constable Hunt's death, retired Senior Sergeant Dave Laumatia painted a tribute in honour of the late officer's career, and after receiving an overwhelming response online, decided to… Read more Audio
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West Auckland community pay respect at Henderson Police Stn
5:48 AM.The Massey community has been rallying around the police whanau in west Auckland after the fatal shooting of Constable Matthew Hunt on Friday morning. The 28-year-old was killed and another officer… Read more Audio
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Bella Gubay: Life or Death under Pharmac, still fighting one year on.
5:45 AM.This time last year we ran a series speaking to people battling with our drug buying agency Pharmac to gain funding to life saving and extending drugs. Since then, Pharmac is now funding the… Read more Audio
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High levels of nitrates in Canterbury water
5:38 AM.New test results show multiple Canterbury Council's have recorded high levels of nitrates in the water. The results provided to Forest and Bird under The Official Information Act show 19 testing sites… Read more Audio
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Queenstown Mayor wary of managed isolation facilities
5:35 AM.The government has not ruled out looking further afield to set up managed isolation facilities, but with the school holidays fast approaching, there is concern locals may put off travelling. Bus loads… Read more Audio
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The Wonderful World of TradeMe with Logan Mudge
5:24 AM.Signed rugby jerseys are a dime a dozen on TradeMe, but what isn't so common is a Dan Carter autographed game shirt. It's the shirt one of our greatest All Blacks wore in his 70th test appearance… Read more Audio
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K-pop fans, TikTok users disrupt Trump rally even from NZ
5:14 AM.TikTok users and fans of Korean pop music groups say they sank President Trump's campaign rally by registering potentially hundreds of thousands of tickets as a prank. The Tulsa fire department say… Read more Audio
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UK: All victims of Reading terror attack named
5:09 AM.To the UK now where the nation is still coming to terms with Saturday's terror attack - three people were killed by a man who went on a rampage with a knife in the town of Reading. Authorities say the… Read more Audio