First Up

Now let's return now to our honorary roving reporter, teacher Stafford Isaacs, who's making his way to work at Auckland Girls Grammar from his home on the North Shore. Audio

It was game on in last nights 1News leaders debate, with Labour's Jacinda Ardern and National's Judith Collins facing off for the first time this election. And while it wasn't the fiery affair some… Read more Audio

Aucklanders are expecting more long traffic jams this morning with half of the lanes on the Auckland Harbour Bridge still closed. All south-bound lanes were closed to traffic for eight hours… Read more Audio

Simone McKirdy runs Descend Scuba diving in Milford sound with her husband Lance. He's the reason she started diving and after a stint operating in Queenstown, they moved across the hills to Milford… Read more Audio

The south-bound lanes of the Auckland Harbour Bridge have just reopened after they were closed to traffic for eight hours overnight while repair work was carried out on the damaged truss. People… Read more Audio

Auckland's Civic Theatre is preparing to host a battle of the voices this Friday when two musical heavyweights form audience choirs to find a winner. Legendary musician Laughton Kora from KORA, and… Read more Audio

Let's head to the UK, where Prime Minister Boris Johnson will address the nation today and lay out how his Government will tackle a concerning spike in Covid-19 infections. Joining Indira Stewart is… Read more Audio

Businesses elsewhere around the country are breathing sighs of relief that they no longer have to limit customer numbers, and that their patrons will be able to mix and mingle again instead of… Read more Audio

Some Auckland businesses are frustrated that they're missing out on the loosened Covid restrictions now being enjoyed everywhere else in the country. The Takapuna Beach Business Association had hoped… Read more Audio

All of New Zealand bar Auckland is now at Alert Level 1 meaning life can - pretty much - return to normal, albeit without overseas visitors. And at midnight on Wednesday restrictions on the size of… Read more Audio

Has Auckland grown too big to depend on its ageing eight lane bridge? The harbour bridge was damaged last week after a freak gust of wind blew a truck into a structurally important load-bearing strut… Read more Audio