First Up for Thursday 3 December 2020

5:53 AM.New Zealand declared a climate emergency yesterday vowing to go carbon neutral with all buildings going green and all new cars going electric by 2025. The move sees us join 32 other nations in… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.The US Justice Department is investigating an alleged 'bribery for pardon scheme' at the White House in exchange for a Presidential Pardon. Court records unsealed yesterday show a request from August… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.With the year we've had, you might be excused for getting the tree up early in a bid to bring some early Christmas cheer and if you haven't put up your Christmas tree yet, you might be in the… Read more Audio

5:36 AM.Christchurch's main anchor project - the Metro Sports facility is making steady progress but delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic means it's now two years away from operating. It will be the largest… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.The wife of one of the men killed in the Pike River mine says leaked information about what has been found during the re-entry into the mine could undermine any future court action. Twenty-nine men… Read more Audio