First Up for Tuesday 4 August 2020

5:50 AM.A travel bubble with the Cook Islands needs to be open by next month to ensure people there remain employed. That's from the President of the Cook Islands Tourism Industry Committee, Liana Scott, who… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.New Zealand face mask makers are reporting a surge in demand from Australia. The country's only maker of wool-based mask filters, Lanaco, said orders had been strong, but it's also recently fielded an… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.New tenancy laws which aim to strengthen renters' rights is expected to be pushed through Parliament under urgency this week. The Residential Tenancy Amendment bill would make tenancies more secure… Read more Audio

5:32 AM.An Australian whose planned New Zealand holiday can't go ahead says Air New Zealand's lack of compassion about refunding has put him off the airline. Under current rules only New Zealand citizens… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.All Black Sam Whitelock played his 150th Super Rugby match over the weekend and he's auctioning the jersey he wore to raise money for a charity called Farmstrong. Farmstrong is a nationwide wellbeing… Read more Audio