First Up

We heard from Muriwai earlier this week, today we're getting an update from the Auckland West Coast settlement of Karekare . The future of the roads, which sustained major damage, is still a big… Read more Audio

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says the upcoming budget has "no frills". A cyclone levy is off the cards, as he believes the recovery could be funded without it. Meanwhile, the National Party has… Read more Audio

"Smelly, dirty and diseased." Just some of the words associated with rats.

But an Auckland assistant vet is hoping to turn all that around.

Belinda Clarke breeds pet rats and loves them so much, she… Read more Audio

With Nathan Rarere from the middle of an extremely productive field somewhere near Taupo is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the Week - NZ Satsuma mandarins Audio

To Africa now - joining Nathan Rarere from Ghana is our correspondent Nabil Ahmed. Audio

We begin this morning in New York where our correspondent Bevan Hurley has been front row at a defamation trial involving former president Donald J Trump. Audio

The super-wealthy in New Zealand are paying less than half the amount of tax compared to most others. A two-year investigation by Inland Revenue found untaxed capital gains from businesses, property… Read more Audio

The New Zealand Olympic Committee has its eyes on a bid to host the 2034 Commonwealth Games. It follows the country's most successful campaign last year in Birmingham where our athletes brought home… Read more Audio

Time now for our local democracy reporting part of the programme. David Hill spoke to us from Kaikoura and told Nathan Rarere about the Council's Annual Plan. Audio

To Europe now - Nathan Rarere joined from Sweden by our corresponent Anita Purcell-Sjölund. Audio

We begin this Thursday in the UK - Nathan Rarere is joined by our correspondent - and London Marathon champion, Henry Riley. Audio

Green Party members will begin voting on the final make-up of the party list which helps determine the MPs who are going to enter Parliament after the election. But delegates have already drawn up a… Read more Audio