First Up

Samoa's Supreme Court has thrown out the Head of State's decision to call for a second election to break the political deadlock from April's election Yesterday, the court found that he had no… Read more Audio

This week on TradeMe's interesting auction list...yet another hand drawn and autographed picture by our Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and a small plant with a HUGE price tag. But first, producer… Read more Audio

To Taiwan now where the government has imposed its toughest restrictions so far, as it tries to battle a sudden rise in Covid-19 cases. The self-governing island of about 24 million people off China's… Read more Audio

To the UK now with our correspondent Alex Cadier where they're slowing reopening. Audio

Back to the fighting in Gaza now, where former Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett says only Israel will decide when the military operation is complete. The leader of the right-wing Yamina Party… Read more Audio

After over a year, New Zealanders are finally able to travel to the Cook Islands without having to quarantine. A travel bubble has opened between New Zealand and the Cook Islands. Australians heading… Read more Audio

The Hutch Wilco Boat Show was on over the weekend. It's the oldest in New Zealand and after a year off in 2020, for the first time in 65 years, the show was back with a bang, People from all over the… Read more Audio

The Ahuwhenua Young Maori Farmer Award was given out on Friday, the award is to recognise talented young Maori farmers and growers and to encourage Young Maori to think of farming as a career. Quinn… Read more Audio

Time for a look at the fruit and veggie market, our Minister of Fruit and Veges, Glenn Forsyth is on the case and he's with us in the flesh! Read more Audio

The Pacific Dance festival starts tomorrow after a year off during Covid affected 2020 It's the annual festival for modern contemporary Pacific Dance practisioners in New Zealand, and people have come… Read more Audio

Let's start the week in the Middle East, where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said air strikes would continue in Gaza for "as long as necessary" and that ''everything possible was being… Read more Audio

A Ngapuhi leader met with Webb's Auction House last night to try and secure the return of a musket purported to belong to chief Hongi Hika, which had been due to go under the hammer on Monday. Webb's… Read more Audio