First Up

We're at tail of the berry season now - to talk berries is our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth. Audio

We head to Washington DC now, where Nathan Rarere is joined by Simon Marks. Audio

Breaking news out of the Middle East overnight with the death of ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qureshi We start with a double hit in the USA - first let's head to New York to our correspondent… Read more Audio

And as you'll have heard in Ella's report before the Prime Minister is due to announce changes to the country's border settings today. Nathan Rarere was able to discuss this with the Deputy Prime… Read more Audio

Thousands of Kiwis stuck overseas are hoping for good news today when the Prime Minister announces changes to New Zealand's border rules. The Managed Isolation and Quarantine system has been making… Read more Audio

It's official. American football star Tom Brady, who made history securing 7 superbowl championships in 22 seasons is officially retiring. The 44 year old brought the curtain down in a lengthy… Read more Audio

It's that time of the week where we have a look around the country and hear the stories of our Local Democracy reporters. Joining Nathan Rarere this morning is Adam Burns in Ashburton. Audio

As you've just heard, Vladimir Putin is accusing the west - specifically the US - of trying to draw his country into a war in Ukraine.. For more on that, Nathan Rarere was joined by Anita Purcell… Read more Audio

We begin this morning in the UK where Prime Minister Boris Johnson is hanging in there, in the wake of the Sue Gray report. Our correspondent in London is Henry Riley and he spoke with Nathan Rarere.

After a stoush which has made headlines around the world, pregnant journalist Charlotte Bellis has been granted an emergency MIQ spot so can come home from Afghanistan. But of course there are more… Read more Audio

There's a new player in the world of combat sports. Watch out boxing, get out of the way MMA, professional pillow fighting is here and it's not going anywhere anytime soon. This past weekend in… Read more Audio

When we find out about news from around the universe - we love to speak to James Parr of the Open Space Agency and when we spoke before the show Nathan Rarere asked James about the amazing picture of… Read more Audio