First Up

Our Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth updates us on the best buys for the weekend from the fresh producer markets with a push to enjoy the last of leeks and we hear about horticultural exports… Read more Audio

More than 37 thousand people have signed a petition calling for better after birth care for women. Rotorua based personal trainer Kirsty Watt wants women to get pelvic health checks from a qualified… Read more Audio

It's the time of the week where we speak to one of our local leaders. We're joined today by the Mayor of Matamata-Piako, Ash Tanner. Audio

More than twenty young people have escaped from Youth Justice Residences since 2015 - some spending almost two weeks on the run. The figures were obtained by RNZ, following a high-profile manhunt for… Read more Audio

A victim of the Christchurch mosque attacks says seeing the gunman in court made him realise how weak he really is. Mustafa Boztas travelled from Turkey and spent two weeks in managed isolation to be… Read more Audio

Plasma from recovered Covid-19 patients could be used to treat newly infected patients. This is known as convalescent plasma, taken from patients who have recovered from the coronavirus, which may… Read more Audio

The health minister says officials will not "join the dots" between people getting covid-19 tests and whether they are here on a valid visa. Pacific leaders have raised concern that unlawful… Read more Audio

Women who've lost their jobs due to Covid-19 are being forced to either retrain or seek work well below their skill level. The pandemic has disproportionately affected women's employment, with… Read more Audio

Indira catches up with our Australian correspondent broadcaster and former Alliance MP Pam Corkery. The Aussie Rules final looks to held in Queensland and growing scepticism of a potential Covid-19… Read more Audio

The government is providing 19.5 million dollars towards increasing the resourcing and capacity of those working towards combating the virus within Pacific communities. Five key priority areas are… Read more Audio

The two biggest Pacific primary care providers have joined together to offer help and covid testing to the Pacific community in South Auckland - after an appeal for help from churches. South Seas… Read more Audio