First Up for Tuesday 14 July 2020

5:53 AM.The Serious Fraud Office announced yesterday it had launched an investigation in relation to donations made to the Labour Party in 2017. In a statement, they said it was one of four investigations it… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.Airlines have made the move to off-set carbon emissions, now milk companies are following suit. Today Foodstuffs and Fonterra released their Carbon Zero milk, "Simply Milk." They've measured the… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.Rare earth minerals thrown up by the Alpine Fault and deposited in West Coast soils are a potentially valuable export commodity. But there's been no viable way of shipping them to export markets. A… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.The AIDS Foundation says mental and physical health should be the same for every New Zealander no matter who you love, how you identify or which pronouns you use. The fight for equity and better… Read more Audio

5:26 AM.One of New Zealand's most photographed churches is up for sale on Trade Me this week. Located on the Awhitu Peninsula south-west of Auckland, the former Kohekohe Presbyterian Church was built in 1886… Read more Audio

5:14 AM.Yesterday marked the start of Matariki-Maori New Year. Matariki is the name for the cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades. When it rises in the north-eastern skies in late May or early June, it… Read more Audio

5:09 AM.Indira talks with our UK correspondent Henry Riley about new research from London suggesting immunity to Covid-19 might only last a few months and the current situation with wearing masks. Audio