First Up

The Government says the current health workforce has a shortfall of eight-thousand nurses, doctors and other health professionals On Tuesday Health Minister Ayesha Verall unveiled The Health Workforce… Read more Audio

Now, it's school holidays, the ski season has kicked off with a flurry, and more and more international flights are returning to Aotearoa. Stats NZ figures show about 1.4 million tourists came here in… Read more Audio

It's been two and a half weeks since the Ara Tuhono Puhoi to Warkworth motorway opened to drivers. The project cost nearly a billion dollars, and extends Auckland's Northern Motorway from Johnstones… Read more Audio

This week on TradeMe, a landmark Devonport church conversion is up for grabs - this iconic building has had a stunning renovation Audio

Israel's bloody incursion against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank continues with growing calls for the protection of civilians and fears the tense situation could explode into another… Read more Audio

We begin the morning across the Tasman, I'm joined by Pam Corkery in Brisbane.. Audio

The government is taking the first step towards removing the postcode lottery for public hospital surgery. From now, people with mildly reduced vision will have earlier access to cataract operations… Read more Audio

Last week we heard about the price of fuel on Waiheke Island, today its the cost of the commute. Fullers' new price increases came into effect over the weekend, with a 19 percent rise. A return trip… Read more Audio

In Australia a young Rugby League prodigy is tearing through his local league, setting all sorts of try scoring records. 6 year old Parker Tennant has scored a whopping 89 tries this season for the… Read more Audio

Time now for the local democracy reporting part of our programme. Today it's the turn of Nelson reporter Max Freethy. Audio

Time now to head to Japan where the country is set to finally allow the 'morning after' contraceptive pill to be obtained over the counter at pharmacies. And in another big step, the head of the… Read more Audio

We begin today's programme in the UK - Anna Thomas caught up with London correspondent Henry Riley and began by asking him about the pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to cut immigration numbers.