First Up

The Women's ODI Cricket World Cup gets underway today with the White Ferns taking on the West Indies in the first game in Mt Maunganui at 2 o'clock. Covid delayed the highly-anticipated fixture for 12… Read more Audio

To the fresh produce markets we go now, with our Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth. Fruit of the Week: SweeTango Apples Audio

From midnight tonight vaccinated Kiwis from across the world will be able to return to New Zealand without spending time in MIQ or self-isolation. With this news, House of Travel has seen such an… Read more Audio

To the US now where all eye are on Russia.. and this week, President Biden stood behind the citizens of Ukraine in his State of the Nation speech. Joining Nathan Rarere from New York is our… Read more Audio

To Parliament now where there were surreal scenes yesterday, as tents and a children's playground were set alight and bricks hurled at police officers during the 23rd day of the vaccine mandate… Read more Audio

University students living in halls of residence say almost everyone they know has Covid-19. New Zealand has passed 120,000 cases currently active in the community, with 22,152 cases recorded… Read more Audio

We'll be crossing live to Parliament shortly where our reporter Emma Hatton will bring us up-to-date on the protest which turned into fiery mayhem yesterday. But first Nathan Rarere discussed what… Read more Audio

It's the time of the week where we have a chat to our Local Democracy reporters. This morning we're heading to Whakatane to talk to Diane McCarthy of the Whakatane Beacon. Audio

We head to another part of Europe and to find out how Swedes are reacting to the invasion is our correspondent Anita Purcell-Sjölund. Audio

In the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Russia is committing war crimes by the bombing of innocent civilians in Ukraine.. With more on that, and more reaction to the events in Europe from the… Read more Audio

We begin this morning with the war in Ukraine, where there's a growing humanitarian crisis Nathan Rarere spoke with our correspondent Giles Gibson just before the programme and asked him which… Read more Audio

Back to the conflict in Ukraine now, where Russian forces are moving swiftly toward the capital Kyiv.. Nathan Rarere spoke with our correspondent in Moscow, Giles Gibson. Audio