First Up

We begin this morning in Doha - where the All Whites will play Costa Rica for the final place at the World Cup.. And it's not just about playing soccer at the highest level - up for grabs is around… Read more Audio

Kiwisaver provider Simplicity is asking for a please explain from Fletcher Building over the GIB board debacle. Simplicity has 35 million dollars wrapped up in Fletchers, equating to a 0.8 percent… Read more Audio

Tornados along the Kapiti Coast. Nine metre swells at Auckland's west coast beaches The intermittent closure of the Harbour bridge. Road closures around the country.. and more than one hundred… Read more Audio

Every week we get to catch up with the deputy leaders of both major parties in Aotearoa. This morning it's the turn of National's Nicola Willis. As well as the party's controversial policy techniques… Read more Audio

The All Blacks have announced their squad to take on the Irish in a three test series next month. Out of from Sam Cane has been retained as the captain of the squad of 38, which contains six debutants… Read more Audio

The wild weather continues across the country this morning with some regions experiencing thousands of lightning strikes, hail, heavy wind and snow. We'll have an update on the situation from… Read more Audio

To Japan now where another North Korean missile test has people on edge. Our correspondent in Tokyo Chris Gilbert explained what's been happening. Audio

To the UK we head - our man Henry Riley is in London and joins the programme. Audio

Nathan Rarere spoke to Philip Duncan from WeatherWatch Audio

Dozens of severe thunderstorm, wind and snow watches remain in place across the country this morning as the storm which lashed New Zealand over the weekend sticks around. In a moment we'll hear from… Read more Audio

Short film "Disrupt" looks into the devastating effects of methamphetamine on a whanau when a grandmother is the only person who refuses to give up on her drug-addicted grandson. Written by Aroha… Read more Audio