First Up

An Indian-born academic says an event being held at an Auckland temple this evening is effectively a celebration of Islamophobia. The event at the Bharatiya Mandir in Sandringham is being held to… Read more Audio

A travel bubble with the Cook Islands needs to be open by next month to ensure people there remain employed. That's from the President of the Cook Islands Tourism Industry Committee, Liana Scott, who… Read more Audio

New Zealand face mask makers are reporting a surge in demand from Australia. The country's only maker of wool-based mask filters, Lanaco, said orders had been strong, but it's also recently fielded an… Read more Audio

New tenancy laws which aim to strengthen renters' rights is expected to be pushed through Parliament under urgency this week. The Residential Tenancy Amendment bill would make tenancies more secure… Read more Audio

An Australian whose planned New Zealand holiday can't go ahead says Air New Zealand's lack of compassion about refunding has put him off the airline. Under current rules only New Zealand citizens… Read more Audio

All Black Sam Whitelock played his 150th Super Rugby match over the weekend and he's auctioning the jersey he wore to raise money for a charity called Farmstrong. Farmstrong is a nationwide wellbeing… Read more Audio

Victoria's declared a State of Disaster and introduced sweeping new restrictions across Melbourne under stage four. 671 new coronavirus cases have been detected since Saturday and 7 people have died… Read more Audio

Two Kiwi parents are desperate to get their toddler back home from India during Covid-19 border closures. Veena and Bharat Chaudhary's 17-month-old son, Miraan, has been stuck in India for seven… Read more Audio

A foreign diplomat is self-isolating at a consular address in Auckland, because they opted not to enter managed isolation. Sixty people on diplomatic visas have arrived in New Zealand since the… Read more Audio

Our Minister of Fruit and Veg, Glenn Forsyth joined Indira Stewart for a look at the week in fresh produce. Audio

Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult says people are rattled after a skiier who was recently in the town tested positive for Covid-19 in South Korea, and a community testing blitz is a responsible… Read more Audio