First Up

A sketch by Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern has reached a record price on TradeMe this week, and if you missed out on that - perhaps a personally autographed cardboard cut-out of Ashley Bloomfield will… Read more Audio

We go to London for the latest in the UK. Indira speaks with our correspondent Henry Riley about the rise in the number of migrants crossing the English Channel from France and race issues and police… Read more Audio

As election season enters full swing, it seems the doors to parliament could be swinging shut on New Zealand First. With the party sitting at just 2 percent in the most recent polls, a win for Shane… Read more Audio

New Zealand's presence in Antarctica this summer will be around a quarter of the size it usually is due to Covid-19. It doesn't mean science projects will stop, but they'll be more concentrated and… Read more Audio

Sports broadcaster Nathan Rarere was in Christchurch over the weekend for the Crusaders game yesterday and he also talks about Lydia Ko's golfing comeback, and the Warriors picking a new coach. Audio

For a look at the week's fresh produce news is our Minister of Fruit and Vege Glenn Forsyth who has visited Moore Wilsons in Wellington and found Buddha's Hands and purple broccoli. Audio

'The most damning report of all I have read' - that's the reaction of one Maori leader to the latest Oranga Tamariki report by the Chief Ombudsman. He Take Kohukihuki, A Matter of Urgency, found… Read more Audio

A section of provisions under the Oranga Tamariki act, allowing for the removal of subsequent children, are set to be repealed. Currently, if a parent has had a child previously removed from their… Read more Audio

A new blue tooth powered "CovidCard" for contact tracing is set to be trialed in Rotorua. The credit card-sized device would be worn around the neck when in areas such as public transport, workplaces… Read more Audio

Our Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth joined Indira to talk through the weekend best buys and his unusual orange cucumber sandwiches. Audio

New Zealanders are being given the chance to follow in the footsteps of Prince, Ed Sheeran and the Royal New Zealand Ballet - by treading the boards of Auckland's Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre. From singers… Read more Audio

Around 3 billion dollars worth of clothing orders have been cancelled by big retailers because of Covid-19. The cancellation of orders has left factories around the world with piles of unsold stock… Read more Audio