First Up for Wednesday 29 July 2020

5:52 AM.A Kiwi in the UK forced to return home due to a medical condition says she cannot afford to pay for managed isolation when she returns and is calling on the government for compassion. Mel Sloan was… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.New Zealand risked slipping into a master and servant relationship with China had it not taken action to support Hong Kong, says one academic. On Tuesday, Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced New… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.A workers advocate says the Covid-19 pandemic has brought substantial pressure onto the Employment Relations Authority. Advocates help workers bring their claims of mistreatment by employers forward… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.National party MPs are no longer singing from the same song sheet on whether Maori should be allowed to switch electoral rolls. There have been renewed calls from frustrated Maori who are being… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.Every week we have a look at a unique New Zealand business. This week we spoke to 12-year-old Antoni Mackenzie from Kings College who fixes phone charging cables. Louise Ternouth and camera man Simon… Read more Audio

5:25 AM.Legendary American film critic Leonard Maltin and a Kiwi film buff have collaborated to produce a new board game. The new game - Leonard Maltin's King of Movies - had its beginnings in Ant Timpson's… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.In Washington DC, Attorney-General William Barr is testifying before Congress right now. In his opening remarks to the hearing, House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry Nadler said William Barr failed to… Read more Audio