First Up

Just beneath the soil, a horror story is unfolding that would rival the most gruesome slash and gore pic. Spores that have burrowed into young cicadas during their long hibernation are beginning to… Read more Audio

For our Local Democracy Reporting spot this morning we're in beautiful Marlborough, where Maia Hart has been reporting on the upcoming local body elections. Audio

In Japan, Tokyo Metropolitan Police have just arrested a 68 year old man who had put his brother's skull out with the recycling. But in my catch up with Chris Gilbert this week, we start with news… Read more Audio

We begin this morning in UK, where Prime Minister Boris Johnson is still in charge but it's a bumpy road he's bumbling down.. Joining Nathan from London is our correspondent Hope Bolger. Audio

Today marks the start of Sarcoma Awareness Month, which is a bid to draw attention to what's known as the "forgotten cancer". Nick Truebridge is joined by orthapedic surgeon and oncologist Andrew… Read more Audio

You've heard of the All Blacks, the All Whites, the Black Caps and the White Ferns, but you may not have heard of the Sharp Blacks. The team are made up of New Zealands best butchers, who have… Read more Audio

Steadily rising Covid-19 case numbers in recent days are causing concern, with some modelling suggesting we could start seeing upwards of 20-thousand cases a day soon. Nick talks to University of… Read more Audio

To the fresh produce markets now, our Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth has the lowdown. Audio

We head to Pakistan, where our correspondent Kaswar Klasra is monitoring news and events from the wider region. Audio

We begin this morning in the United States where the fallout from both the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe V Wade and the testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson at the January 6th hearings continue to be… Read more Audio

Winter salad days are well and truly over ...and there's a warning from vegetable growers you may struggle to find any spinach, rocket or mesclun leaves on the shelves at all.. A cold and wet winter… Read more Audio