First Up

2020 has left many families struggling to make ends meet after Covid -19's arrival in New Zealand saw job losses and once-steady work become sporadic. We all need a little help sometimes, and for… Read more Audio

The polar opposite is true for the Black Caps, the series victory over the Windies has seen New Zealand join Australia at the top of the World Test Cricket rankings. Former Black Cap Peter McGlashan… Read more Audio

The West Indies cricketers are preparing to head home after what has been another tough tour for them. The tourists suffered a 2-nil Test series whitewash at the hands of the Black Caps to go with… Read more Audio

This week on TradeMe - an absolute mint condition mid-1980s Mitsubishi is on the block. This is a real classic 1982 Turbo Mirage hatchback.. this very rare car is up for grabs - with the auction… Read more Audio

Can you help a lost traveller get home for Christmas? Auckland airport have put out a call to try and reunite a special piece of lost property with its owner. Anna Cassels-Brown is the operations… Read more Audio

To the UK where correspondent Alex Cadier updates Nathan Rarere on the latest news about a new variant of the coronavirus which is growing faster than the existing variant and the main stumbling… Read more Audio

New Zealand and the Cook Islands have agreed to open a quarantine-free travel bubble by end of March 2021. In a joint statement over the weekend the prime ministers of the two countries, Jacinda… Read more Audio

Christmas cheer was alive at the country's toughest jail this weekend, with a group of inmates getting to spend a few hours crafting and reading with their children. In a room decked out with… Read more Audio

We had wildfires over the weekend in the Coromandel and Christchurch and hot, dry weather could be on the cards for a little while yet. NIWA's principal scientist and forecaster Chris Brandolino is… Read more Audio

Rooms in managed isolation have been sitting empty, because some returnees have been able to hold on to more room allocation vouchers than they need. Meanwhile other returnees say they feel stranded… Read more Audio

Our Minister of Fruit and Vegetables Glenn Forsyth tells us how to bag a bargain in the leadup to Christmas and what's good buying fruit and vege wise. Audio