First Up

We go back to Europe - where the war in Ukraine continues with neighbouring countries re-evaluating their diplomatic relations with Russia. With more on that, Nathan Rarere was joined from Sweden by… Read more Audio

The body of a fifth person has been recovered following last weekend's North Cape boating tragedy. Ten people were on board the 17-metre fishing vessel Encharter when it's believed to have been struck… Read more Audio

Today we'll find out how long we'll be living with vaccine passes and mandates. The Government announced last week that it was bringing forward the dates for tourists from Australia to come across the… Read more Audio

To the jobs desk now, Ayana Piper-Helion has returned to New Zealand from Scott Base in Antarctica where she has been working as a domestic for the past six months, When Antarctica NZ started their… Read more Audio

This week on TradeMe's interesting auction list.. A bottle of Fanta older than you'd guess .. And a set of classic New Zealand post cards.. But first, producer Jeremy Parkinson talked with TradeMe's… Read more Audio

US President Joe Biden is warning businesses and government departments to be ready for cyber-attacks from Russia. Roving reporter Alex Baird this week finds himself in the United States and he'sspoke… Read more Audio

Time to cross the Tasman, Nathan Rarere was joined from Brisbane by our correspondent Pam Corkery. Audio

The National Party is calling for most Covid restrictions to be ditched, including mandates and vaccine passes National also wants to see isolation periods reduced from seven to five days. It comes as… Read more Audio

Back to yesterday's wild weather - with SO much rain in such a short space of time, it was a very busy day for our insurers. Nathan Rarere asked AA Insurance's Tom Bartlett what it was like. Audio

People in the upper North Island are hoping for a bit of sun today as they soak up the water and clear the debris left by yesterday's torrential rain and floods. Auckland recorded more than a month's… Read more Audio

A Ukraine-born New Zealander is trying to raise funds so her ambulance driver brother can buy a new vehicle and continue treating people injured in the war. Dr Olga Dubnytska, who's a GP based in… Read more Audio

To Japan now, where people are eager to take part in one of the most important events on the country's calender ... the start of the cherry blossom season. Our Tokyo correspondent Chris Gilbert… Read more Audio