First Up for Monday 30 May 2022

5:52 AM.The mountains are white with snow, the Aussies are arriving unimpeded by Covid restrictions and the businesses owners are breathing sighs of relief. Well not everyone, the Queenstown tourism sector… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.The "Doc Edge" documentary festival kicks off on the 1st of June and runs til the 10th of July with a full online festival as well as in-person screenings in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. The… Read more Audio

5:26 AM.To the fresh produce markets now - and it's getting near winter, to tell us more about the change in season - and the change in the availablilty of fruit and veggies is our Glenn Forsyth. Read more Audio

5:18 AM.They held on to their land through war and confiscations or fought to get it back, but now they can't build on it. Longform Journalist Ella Stewart has done a deep dive into how red tape and barriers… Read more Audio

5:09 AM.On the Indian sub-continent our Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's speech at Harvard University is making waves.. And in Afghanistan, the Taliban and the UN Security Council are at odds - again - over… Read more Audio