First Up

New Zealand Rugby holds its Annual General Meeting today where members will consider a bid by American company Silver Lake to but a 12.5 per cent stake in the organisation. It's seeking approval for a… Read more Audio

Cook Islanders are patiently waiting for the travel bubble with New Zealand to open as the country's tourism operators shut shop ... but it keeps being put off ... and put off. A two-way travel bubble… Read more Audio

The Covid tragedy is continuing to escalate in India with the official death toll now at 200-thousand. A second wave is devastaing the country, hospitals overrun and a lack of crucial life saving… Read more Audio

It's less than 100 days to the Olympics and in the lead up we are speaking to Olympics athletes each week to hear how they are preparing for the upcoming Tokyo games. Surfing is one of the new sports… Read more Audio

As we do every week, it's time now to catch up with one our reporters from the Local Democracy Programme. The free public-interest news service is dedicated to strengthening coverage of local… Read more Audio

We head to Fiji where the country is in lockdown as the country's Covid cases top 100. Ellie Jay spoke with our Fiji correspondent Lice Movono shortly after the government announced two new Covid… Read more Audio

To Europe now, where it's hoped the last chapter of the years-long Brexit saga is finally at an end. The European Parliament announced today it has voted to back the trade deal although tensions… Read more Audio

A man is self isolating in Northland after travelling to New Zealand from Perth, despite the city being in lockdown. The breach was found during routine passenger checks after the man arrived here on… Read more Audio

New Zealanders in India are becoming increasingly desperate as the country's Covid-19 pandemic spirals out of control. In excess of 300-thousand people a day are being infected with the virus and the… Read more Audio

Showing at the Circa theatre in Wellington this week is an honest and uplifting inclusive play. Up Down Girl is about the extraodrinary life of a person with Down Syndrome and their mother's… Read more Audio

Down Under Honey is a family owned and operated business in Manawatu that manages a team of beekeepers and 1500 beehives. They produce everything honey related from simple Manuka honey to reusable… Read more Audio