First Up

We're are all tightening our belts as the cost of living rises - and many of us are looking to the second hand market to make those savings. First Up producer Jeremy Parkinson talked with TradeMe's… Read more Audio

To the Middle East now, where Turkey is still the immovable object in the way of Sweden and Finland joining NATO - joining Nathan Rarere from Doha is Alex Baird. Audio

In the United States - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has just addressed media at the White House after meeting President Joe Biden. She told waiting media she was greatly heartened by their… Read more Audio

So we will begin across the Tasman, where Foreign Minister Penny Wong appears to have saved the day - and uber-conservative Peter Dutton steps up to lead the Liberal Party. Joining Nathan Rarere from… Read more Audio

Nathan Rarere also discussed the new Supermarket rules with National Party deputy leader Nicola Willis. But first he asked what she made of last night's One News Colmar Brunton poll which has Labour… Read more Audio

The government has introduced a raft of new rules for supermarkets in an attempt to counter soaring food prices. It follows the Commerce Commissions market study into New Zealand supermarkets, which… Read more Audio

Yesterday saw severe weather warnings issued for much of the North Island with some areas seeing up to 150-millimetres of rain. And it doesn't look to be over just yet. Nathan Rarere spoke with Philip… Read more Audio

Everybody Eats is a not for profit charity taking donated would be going to waste and turning it into tasty three course meals. Operating thanks to a large team of volunteers, Everybody Eats began as… Read more Audio

Nelson's council will re-evaluate its plans for a new 46-million dollar riverside library after it was found to be vulnerable to flooding. The library is set to be built alongside the Maitai River… Read more Audio

In Japan, the former leader of the Japanese Red Army has been freed after serving a 20 year sentence. Fusako Shigenobu, who's now 76, evaded capture for decades before being arrested in Osaka in the… Read more Audio

We begin this morning in the United Kingdom where main streets are festooned with bunting in anticipation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth's Jubilee.. Joining Nathan Rarere from London is our… Read more Audio

The mountains are white with snow, the Aussies are arriving unimpeded by Covid restrictions and the businesses owners are breathing sighs of relief. Well not everyone, the Queenstown tourism sector… Read more Audio