First Up

Some experts are suggesting the prices of fuel, food and housing may continue to rise despite hitting the highest levels in three decades. Latest figures show, the soaring cost of living has pushed… Read more Audio

Extreme weather is sweeping through parts of the South Island bringing with it heavy rain and severe gales of up to 150 km per hour. There are severe weather warnings in place for several regions… Read more Audio

A few weeks back we heard from Moana Ellis from the Local Democracy Reporting Programme about a Maori baker whose rewena bread has been recognised as culturally significant by The United Nations… Read more Audio

Just like we are experiencing in New Zealand, Covid is running rampant through the population of Japan. In fact they've just recorded their highest number of daily cases since the start of the… Read more Audio

For more on the heatwave, Nathan Rarere spoke with our correspondent in London, Ellie Jay. Audio

Industry experts suggest Auckland is on track for another building material shortage due to a shortage of quarries in the region. Currently, one in six truckloads of quarried materials that come into… Read more Audio

The Ministry of Health says the highly-transmissible BA.5 subvariant of Omicron will become the dominant strain of the virus in New Zealand in a matter of weeks. Yesterday there were nearly… Read more Audio

A large cleanup operation is underway on several Pacific Islands after huge ocean swells caused widespread flooding, damaging homes and hotels over the weekend. A state of emergency was declared in… Read more Audio

To the fresh produce markets we head - in Rotorua this morning is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth. Audio

Sri Lanka's parliament will gather to vote for a new president this week after Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation. The vote comes less than a week after the resignation, in the wake of a tumultuous few… Read more Audio

U.S President Joe Biden has just wrapped up a tour of Israel, the occupied West Bank and Saudi Arabia - his first ever visit to the region in his capacity as President. Joining Nick Truebridge from… Read more Audio

Masks and rapid antigen tests will be free to the public, and Covid patients will have greater access to antiviral Covid treatments in the latest move to slow the soaring rise in case numbers… Read more Audio