First Up

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

70 per cent of women aged between 45 and 55 suffer significant symptoms from menopause. It goes way beyond hot flushes - there are mood swings, night sweats, aching muscles, sleep problems, anxiety… Read more Audio

With us now from Doha is our correspondent Alex Baird. Audio

We head to the Pacific now - joining Nathan Rarere from Tonga is our correspondent Kalafi Moala. Audio