First Up for Thursday 2 July 2020
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Produce growers: going plastic free not the answer
5:50 AM.Cardboard, compostable packaging or plastic? What's the solution? While millions of people around the world have joined the Plastic Free July global movement - growers in the produce industry here say… Read more Video, Audio
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Tongan body builder says banning mutton flaps great idea
5:45 AM.Tonga has banned all imports of mutton flaps as it tries to tackle high rates of diabetes and obesity in the country. The country has one of the highest rates of type 2 diabetes in the world and its… Read more Audio
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Auckland Mayor pleased with new water take from Waikato River
5:35 AM.An agreement in principle has been reached for Auckland to take more water from the Waikato River. In an interim measure to help ease the regions drought, the city can now take an extra 25 megalitres… Read more Audio
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Barnardos launches Dreams for the Decade project
5:32 AM.The children's charity Barnardos is urging Tamariki and Rangatahi to get involved with its latest art project - Dreams for the Decade. Anyone up to the age of 18 can enter the project, by creating a… Read more Audio
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Improving post birth rehab care petition has 15,000 signatures
5:24 AM.A petition calling on the government to improve post birth rehabilitation care for women has reached over 15,000 signatures. It's saying that New Zealand is falling behind other countries in the… Read more Audio
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Principals fear border closure will worsen teacher shortage
5:10 AM.Principals are worried they will be short-staffed next year because foreign teacher are not being allowed into the country. They are hoping the covid-19 border restrictions can be eased for overseas… Read more Audio
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Fines for residents leaving 36 lockdown suburbs in Melbourne
5:06 AM.We go to Australia where 36 suburbs in Melbourne are now back in lockdown - in an attempt to stop the state of Victoria's surge in covid-19 cases. Indira Stewart is joined by our commentator in… Read more Audio
