First Up for Tuesday 26 May 2020

5:53 AM.Meanwhile, movie theatres say the rule change will make no difference to them - and they'll continue to struggle due a lack of new releases. Under level two restrictions there can still only be 100… Read more Audio

5:50 AM.Well the fact 100 people can gather together this weeknd is welcome news for religious leaders - many of whom were desperate to move away from virtual services. It means Reverend Frank Ritchie's… Read more Audio

5:37 AM.130 people will likely lose their jobs at Mediaworks this week - as the company that owns TV station Three and multiple radio stations struggles finacially because of covid. Staff were called to a… Read more Audio

5:33 AM.Auckland iwi Ngati Whatua are urging Auckland Council to extend the deadline for submissions on a controversial Dome Valley Landfill proposal. The Auckland Council notified a resource consent… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.An antique cash register, a teddy bear tribute to the Prime Minister and a lounge chair once owned by Taika Waititi - these are three of the thousands of items listed on auction site TradeMe this… Read more Audio

5:17 AM.An environmental expert says while the short term focus of the Budget makes economic sense, it's important not to lose sight of our ecological goals. 11-thousand 'nature-based jobs' are promised in… Read more Audio

5:12 AM.Farmers in parched regions of the country say the recent rainfall is a small reprieve -- but it's no drought-breaker. The hardest hit areas of Northland, Auckland, Hawkes Bay and North Canterbury got… Read more Audio

5:07 AM.Let's begin in the UK where the Prime Minister Boris Johnson's chief advisor Dominic Cummings is at the centre of a storm regarding his flouting of the lockdown rules- yesterday Boris Johnson backed… Read more Audio