First Up

Taika Waititi's film Jojo Rabbit was up for 5 nominations yesterday and he became the first Maori to win an Oscar after scoring Best Adapted Screenplay. He was among two other New Zealanders -… Read more Audio

A six-year-old from Massachusetts in the United States has raised more than NZ$300,000 for animals affected by the Australian bushfires. Owen Colley offered a handmade clay koala that can sit on a… Read more Audio

It's day six for dozens of Wuhan evacuees quarantined at a navy training base in Whangaparaoa, north of Auckland. The group are being housed in caravans and their movements are restricted. Evacuee… Read more Audio

Our UK correspondent Alex Cadier updates us on news from the UK and Europe. Audio

The upper north island has been suffering extraordinarily dry conditions, resulting in Watercare shutting off pumpstations in some areas last week due to low reservoir levels. Council members were… Read more Audio

Tauranga historian Buddy Mikaere says the erection of a cellphone tower on a historical site in the city was done without public and iwi consultation. Spark erected the tower late last year near the… Read more Audio

The start of another week at the markets, with our Minister of Fruit and Veges, Glenn Forsyth. Audio

The week of commemorations at Waitangi has come to an end marking the 180th anniversary of Te Tiriti O Waitangi. Thousands gathered at the Waitangi Treaty grounds yesterday with people flooding into… Read more Audio

The new owners of a well known and loved cinema and DVD store in Christchurch called Alice, say they want to keep video rentals alive. Film buffs Peter Tonks and Keryn Maguire bought the building… Read more Audio

Coast to Coast competitors from around the world will touch the Tasman Sea at Kumara, for the traditional start of the annual race. Producer Jeremy Parkinson talked with last year's champion Dougal… Read more Audio

Business news and market updates with Gyles Beckford.  Audio