First Up

Back to the US now, where President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy the military to suppress civil disorder as political leaders across the nation struggle to control the coast-to-coast… Read more Audio

As people look to buy local, we're sharing the story of Kiwi businesses from the New Zealand Made Products facebook page. This we speak to the founders of Wero Mai - a Māori board game helping people… Read more Video, Audio

A Facebook page celebrating the Auckland nightlife of decades gone by has amassed more than 15,000 followers in a month. The Lost Nightlife of Auckland Facebook is the brain child of well-known… Read more Audio

Let's go to the UK now where the risk of dying is higher for ethnic minorities - according to a report released by Public Health England. Our correspondent Henry Riley joins us for the latest on this.

To the US now, where a sixth night of unrest has swept through the nation following the killing of an unarmed black man by a white police officer. George Floyd died after a Minneapolis police officer… Read more Audio

As the country slowly winds production back up to normal, a lot of industries are having to rethink the way they work. South Pacific Pictures - the makers of the popular TV shows Westside and… Read more Video, Audio

On TradeMe this week, you can pick yourself up a Mitsubushi time machine or a go-cart, and apparently there's been a rush on coffee machines as people realise their local cafe might not be back in… Read more Audio

A tiny island off Nelson is the focus of a community conservation effort. Volunteer trappers are flocking to Haulashore Island to help re-build its special marine ecosystem, that will beckon back… Read more Audio

Back home, a small business owner in Kaikoura is optimistic she'll survive the downturn in business caused by covid-19. The coastal town in the South Island derives a third of its GDP from tourism… Read more Audio

So will we be basking in sunshine this long weekend - or dashing around to avoid rain. Richard Green's here to take a look at what the weather will be doing. Audio

The arts sector's been offered a lifeline with a government funding boost of more than 95 million dollars. The industy's among the hardest hit by the global pandemic, with museums and galleries forced… Read more Audio