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Joining Nathan Rarere from the fresh produce market is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the Week: Pears! Audio

It's day 22 of the war in Ukraine with Russia's onslaught continuing overnight. We wanted to find out what it's like for ordinary Ukrainians who've found themselves at the centre of the conflict, so… Read more Audio

To Africa we head - where an audit has found the national oil company has misplaced 100 million barrels of oil. Nabil Ahmed spoke to Nathan Rarere from Accra. Audio

Just over 24 hours ago, Ukraine's President Zelensky addressed the US Congress - making a plea for more help from the Americans. Joining Nathan Rarere to tell us if those pleas have been heard is our… Read more Audio

Back in November of last year a couple of First Up staff went to check out a very interesting piece of technology that tells you how protected you are against Covid-19. Sure enough, the device… Read more Audio

Our Aussie correspondent Pam Corkey told us about the horrific issues with the rising prices for coffee - perhaps going up to 7-dollars for a latte. We asked for feedback yestrday and as you heard… Read more Audio

Every week we like to take a trip around the nation to find out what's happening in our beautiful regions, and our LDR correspondent this week is Moana Ellis from Whanganui's Awa FM. Nathan Rarere… Read more Audio

In Europe, a delegation of three EU Prime Ministers have made a high-level visit to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. The PMs of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia took a train on Tuesday evening… Read more Audio

To the UK now where Prime Minister Boris Johnson has expressed his delight at the news that British-Iranian nationals Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori are on their way to the UK after… Read more Audio

We begin today in the USA, where Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has addressed Congress on a video link from Kyiv - once again appealing for more direct help from the US government. Just prior… Read more Audio

Parents and wider family members will be able to join Ukrainians in New Zealand under a new policy covering about 4000 people. Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi said yesterday the policy will enable an… Read more Audio