First Up

It has been an anxious wait for staff at the Highwater Eatery in Wellington who have been isolating since the restaurant was named as a location of interest. They've had to close completely as 11 out… Read more Audio

The wider Darwin region was put into a snap 48 hour lockdown after five Covid-19 cases were linked to a central Australian goldmine. Hundreds of FIFO workers have since left the Granites Gold Mine… Read more Audio

He Makariri rawa i Aotearoa, it's very cold in New Zealand. Flights have been cancelled, ferries are halted and roads are closed. The MetService has forecast possible heavy snow and severe winds for… Read more Audio

This week on TradeMe's cool auctions - an autographed jersey from the Super rugby champion Auckland Blues - and a crusty old house truck which you could get for a steal - 'as is where is' that is. But… Read more Audio

The words 'Olympic debut' take on extra meaning for the latest couple of athletes confirmed for the New Zealand team for the upcoming Tokyo Games. Ella Williams and Billy Stairmand are not only making… Read more Audio

To the US now where a New Jersey family, who used the Champlain towers in Miami as a vacation home have spoken for the first time about their miraculous escape. Albert Aguero's family bought the… Read more Audio

To the UK now where the health secretary Matt Hancock has resigned for breaching Covid-19 social distancing guidance by kissing a colleague, And the defence secretary and six senior military… Read more Audio

University of Otago epidemiologist Michael Baker talks with us about Covid lockdowns across Australia the extended level two lockdown in Wellington. Audio

We head to the Cook Islands where people are anxiously waiting for news out of Wellington and what the city's Covid-19 scare could mean for the travel bubble with New Zealand. Joining us from… Read more Audio

As Australia battles outbreaks of Covid across several different states, New South Wales is entering it's second full day of lockdown, The Head of the University of Melbourne's school of population… Read more Audio

The New Zealand Taxi Federation says vaccinating drivers should be a priority as concerns rise that the Covid 19 Delta variant could spread here It's unknown how the Australian tourist travelled… Read more Audio

This week's best buys in fresh produce with our Minister of Fruit and Veg Glenn Forsyth. Audio