First Up

The son of a soldier in the Maori Battalion says he was blown away to learn his father never received his war medals. A list of 134 soldiers from the Battalion's C company has been published online… Read more Audio

To the US where they are exactly 8 weeks out from their presidential election and Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden is still ahead in many polls - but - as Donald Trump proved in 2016, that… Read more Audio

The Labour Party has promised to make Matariki a public holiday from 2022 if re-elected - in what would be the first new public holiday in nearly 50 years. Earlier this year nearly 35 thousand people… Read more Audio

One of Kiwibank's Local Hero medal recipients has now been dropped as a client, and Kiwibank are closing her bank accounts. Long-time cannabis campaigner Rose Renton, who makes and sells medicinal… Read more Audio

Border closures, physical distancing and number restrictions are putting a stop to concerts this year, leaving many fans disappointed. Ticketmaster's website is full of postponed, rescheduled and… Read more Audio

The Attorney-General has pointed out numerous breaches of the Bill of Rights in the Government's new drug driving legislation. The law allows the police to conduct random roadside drug testing similar… Read more Audio

If you're on the look out for a gorgeous high spec car with only a few k's on the clock, a new place in Morrinsville with an interesting history or a replacement bed for that digger-obsessed child in… Read more Audio

Our UK correspondent Henry Riley talks with Indira about the surge in covid cases there with Health Secretary Matt Hancock laying some of the blame on affluent young people. Audio

After a false start due to the re-emergence of Covid-19 in the community - we're back on the countdown to the election, with parliament dissolving yesterday. Party leaders are on the campaign trail -… Read more Audio

The National Party says anyone who refuses a test on day three of their stay in a managed isolation facility should automatically be moved into quarantine. Currently it's only compulsory for testing… Read more Audio

It's been a little over a week since the first big movie release since Covid-19 locked down much of the world - but has it been the saviour of cinema? Tenet, from director Christopher Nolan - which… Read more Audio

Covid-19 has changed everyone's routine but teenagers and kids in particular may be feeling it most. Constant changes to school, hobbies, and life in general could be causing stress for many kids… Read more Audio