First Up

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says today's budget will put bread and butter issues on the table. But for many New Zealanders the food on that table is looking pretty grim these days. We had a chat with… Read more Audio

Well no doubt the waves of grief from this fire - now considered arson - will keep rippling through this community and many others We're joined by our reporter Leonard Powell from outside Loafer's… Read more Audio

As the adrenaline wears off - survivors of the Loafers Lodge Fire Tragedy say they're just starting to feel the full weight of their experience At the Newton Community Centre - a team of trauma… Read more Audio

Back home as things get tougher economically - there's one profession that's probably not going to be short of work - debt collecting.

Mark Francis is the general manager of Debt managers - he's been… Read more Audio

Time to catch up with all the local news from the Top of the South now with LDR journalist Max Frethey. Nathan Rarere asked him about changes to the regional bus network. Audio

It's time to touch down in Sweden - correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund joined Nathan Rarere. Audio

To Africa now - with Nathan Rarere from Ghana is Nabil Ahmed. Audio

Let's go straight to the USA where the Duke and Duchess of Sussex say they've been involved in an incident on the streets of New York City - Newshub's North America correspondent Mitch McCann is with… Read more Audio

Now we're going to hear from James Shaw - co-leader of the Green Party. First of all we just wanted to take a moment to reflect on the hostel tragedy in Wellington - in a small country everyone gets… Read more Audio

We go now to Leonard Powell who's outside the Lodge that used to be home to around 100 people. Audio

The building that housed these people's charred homes - sits in a wider community Newtown Union Health Service is a five-minute walk from Loafer's Lodge. Practice Manager Fiona Osten says more than 30… Read more Audio

On Wednesday police and fire fighters are entering the ravaged Loafers Lodge hostel in Wellington today to start recovering at least six bodies and confirm the number of people who have died. On… Read more Audio