First Up

A rare plant has sold for more than $8,000 after an online bidding war broke out on Trade Me - breaking the sites record sale price for a plant. The Variegated Minima leaves are half green and half… Read more Audio

South Auckland and its Pacific community has been the target of online hate after a local family was the first to test positive for Covid 19 in the current outbreak. Four positive cases has ballooned… Read more Audio

Two political heavyweights will go head to head in a battle royale - but not at the ballot box but on the Monopoly board, and you can be part of the action. TradeMe's Ruby Topzand tells producer… Read more Audio

A cookbook that was meant to put food on the table for the Waikato's most vulnerable during the Covid-19 lockdown has gone on to pick up awards previously won by the world's elite chefs. The Mighty… Read more Audio

To the UK, where high-school exam results will be overturned after days of concern from students. Students in Wales and in Northern Ireland have been given the grades predicted by their teachers - not… Read more Audio

There's been concern among the Pacific community about the ethnicity of the family at the centre of the current cluster being revealed. It comes as the Ministry of Health begins reporting this new… Read more Audio

Winston Peters has joined the call for the general election to be delayed until the 21st of November - backing the date put forward by National and ACT. Parliament is set to dissolve today ahead of… Read more Audio

It took close to 24 hours for Lotto players to check their online tickets following Saturday's 50 million dollar must win powerball jackpot. With no one winning first division, ten lucky players from… Read more Audio

Our Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth on the specials and what growers are preparing for spring consumption. Audio

Along with heightened alert levels, New Zealand has a new advisory on masks which studies have shown can help reduce spreading the virus. Aucklanders are being asked to wear a face covering when… Read more Audio

Ideally a few more days test results would be collected before the government moves alert levels. That's from epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker, ahead of Cabinet's meeting today, where they'll… Read more Audio

Homemade mask makers have been inundated with orders - as face coverings become highly recommended during this new outbreak. Julie Chaab began making handmade reusable products following the birth of… Read more Audio