First Up

Despite covid-19, Santa Claus is still coming to town, but getting a photo with the jolly man in red and white will be different this year. The festive tradition will still go ahead but this time… Read more Audio

A painting by celebrated Dunedin artist John Z Robinson has been sold in London, but with a forged inscription from the artist it was meant as a tribute to. Mr Robinson painted a series in honour of… Read more Audio

Retiring Kiwi Fern Honey Hireme-Smiler couldn't quite make it to a seventh World Cup. The cross-code star is hanging up her footy boots after nearly 20 years as an elite athlete and with four Rugby… Read more Audio

A leading New Zealand health researcher says this country needs an over-arching public health programme to tackle the obesity epidemic. A new global study has shown that children in New Zealand… Read more Audio

To Europe where, just over a week after a terrorist attack in Vienna, the EU is coming to terms with the on-going issue of Islamic extremism. Four people were killed and another 23 injured when a… Read more Audio

With election day looming, the campaign for some of the birds are well and truly heating up, with some turning to Donald Trump for inspiration. Under the banner "the Orange Face You Can Trust", the… Read more Audio

It's been a big year in politics but it's not over yet, the hotly contested and brutal election of New Zealands' bird of the year is back. Voting began at the start of this month and closes on at 5 on… Read more Audio

After yesterday's fantastic news that drug company Pfizer has developed a 90 per cent effective Covid-19 vaccine, the race to get final approval and have it distributed around the world is on. Pfizer… Read more Audio

An iceberg nearly five times the size of Auckland is on a collision course with the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia. The huge iceberg carved off the Antarctic Peninsula a couple of years ago and… Read more Audio

It's time for our fortnightly look at Kai Moana .. what we can find in the seas and our stores around New Zealand. Nathan Rarere spoke with our fish expert - Foodstuff's Seafood operations manager… Read more Audio

Each week we take a look at a small New Zealand business and this morning we'll hear from one of the few jewellers still carrying out the highly-skilled craft by hand. Brett Liddle has been making and… Read more Audio

To the United States now, where President Trump is no closer to conceding the US Election. And it appears that his heels are more than just a little dug in. Nathan Rarere spoke with our correspondent… Read more Audio