First Up

Nathan Rarere discussed the latest Auckland outbreak is the University of Otago epidemiologist Michael Baker. Audio

Auckland business group Heart of the City wants a beefed-up track and trace system so if Covid-19 does re-emerge, any restrictions can be confined to a smaller area. A student and retail worker who… Read more Audio

TVNZ's Guy Heveldt joins Nathan Rarere to pick over the carcass of the All Blacks huge loss to the Pumas on Saturday in Sydney. Audio

Our Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth spoke to Nathan from the fresh produce market about peas, raspberries and cherries. Audio

Workers in central Auckland are being asked to stay home today if possible - and to wear a mask - after a woman who lives and works in the CBD tested positive for Covid-19. Health workers are… Read more Audio

China has tightened its stranglehold on Hong Kong, with Beijing labelling anyone who supports independence "unpatriotic" and forbidding them from sitting on the legislative council. The new rule… Read more Audio

Almost 23-thousand people have come to the end of the covid income relief payment, without a job to go to. Figures from the Ministry of Social Development to the end of October show just over… Read more Audio

Something for people who love the humble avocado. David and Judi Grey have been growing and testing new varieties for fifty years on their orchard near Gisborne. David's grandfather even planted… Read more Audio

It's Friday and time to check in with our Minister of Fruit and Veges, Glenn Forsyth, who's been on the ground in Hawkes Bay this week during the awful weather and flooding. Audio

To the US now, where President Donald Trump made his first public appearance since his election loss to Joe Biden, visiting Arlington National Cemetery to pay his respects to America's fallen… Read more Audio

All eyes will be on the skies in Hawke's Bay this morning after a deluge of rain flooded low-lying suburbs this week. Sixty people had to be evacuated from their homes in Napier and Hastings and stay… Read more Audio

The West Indian cricket team is drawing scorn in New Zealand and from people at home after they repeatedly broke managed isolation rules in their Christchurch MIQ facility. The touring squad had been… Read more Audio