First Up

A five hundred dollar reward is now being offered to anyone who can provide information about the fate of some swings stolen from a Taumarunui park. Two seat swings and a nest swing were taken from… Read more Audio

Super Rugby Aotearoa continues this weekend with the heavy favourite Crusaders looking to bring the high flying Blues back down to earth in Christchurch tomorrow night. Both teams are unbeaten so far… Read more Audio

Indira talks mid-winter produce with the Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth. Audio

The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards Trust is investigating historical tweets posted by a recent winner. Trust chair, Natasha Tere, says it has been made aware of the comments from 2020 Share Farmer… Read more Audio

To the US, where President Donald Trump has been ordered by the Supreme Court to release his financial records to be examined by prosecutors in the state of New York. But the ruling stopped short of… Read more Audio

It's the time of the week where we speak to one of our local leaders, today we're joined by Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Jim Boult. Audio

And with two isolation escapes in a week - there's a call for clearer instructions over the role security guards should play at managed isolation facilities. The New Zealand Security Association says… Read more Audio

It's now been suggested new arrivals in managed isolation should stay in their rooms until they have a negative covid test. Tests are compulsory on about day three and public health expert Michael… Read more Audio

A woman who was in the Countdown store visited by a man who later tested positive for Covid-19 is angered by the man's actions. The man, in his 30s, arrived from New Delhi on July third, and escaped… Read more Audio

The legal battle to stop the Department of Conservation going ahead with its planned cull of Himalayan tahr has made it to the High Court in Wellington. A judicial review of DOC's plan took place… Read more Audio

There may not appear to be many similarities between gymnastics and the hammer throw, but South Canterbury's Lauren Bruce believes there are a few - and that helped her make a successful transition… Read more Audio

Ebola, SARS, Zika, HIV/AIDS, West Nile fever and now COVID-19. These are what scientists call "zoonotic diseases," infections that jump between animals and humans. A scientific report from the UN… Read more Audio