First Up

An old dump site in Te Araroa which has been spewing out rubbish into the Awatere river is now contained, but the situation has renewed calls from locals to have the dump removed from the area for… Read more Audio

To Australia where the people of Melbourne have entered their first day of a six week lockdown. Nearly five million Melbourne residents went into lockdown at midnight. Indira spoke with broadcaster… Read more Audio

Kiwis first - or continue to support non-citizens already here. It's the debate raging over who should be prioritised when it comes to jobs. Amid mounting pressure, the government yesterday announced… Read more Audio

The Privacy Commissioner believes laws have been broken by the National Party MP and former Party president who leaked Covid-19 patient information. The MP Hamish Walker and Michelle Boag last night… Read more Audio

On the cusp of something very, very bad. Those were the words Victoria State Premier, Daniel Andrews chose to describe Melbourne's situation - as he announced the city will lock down for another six… Read more Audio

Organisations working with homeless people are astounded by the change in attitudes from rough sleepers now wanting to stay in permanent housing. People who have been tough to house are choosing to… Read more Audio

A Kiwi gin maker is thanking New Zealanders for backing local - saying business changed overnight during lockdown. Imagination distilling's been inundated with orders since posting on the NZ Made… Read more Audio

Basketball, netball, rugby and rugby league are among a range of sports which will now be able to hold national competitions that were previously under threat. The government has allocated the first… Read more Audio

Community organisations are scrambling to make sure the right support is available to the tenants living in the nine public housing towers in Melbourne placed into a hard lockdown. The three thousand… Read more Audio

An erotic Polish film that trended at #3 on Netflix over the weekend is being accused of glamourising rape, stockholm syndrome and kidnapping. '365 Days' tells the story of Laura, who is abducted by… Read more Audio

Posters featuring Jacinda Ardern by two well known Kiwi artists have been ruled party advertisements by the Electoral Commission. The posters have been under investigation for nearly three weeks… Read more Audio

Auckland water blasting businesses say they are being unfairly targeted by the region's water restrictions. Under the current restrictions, commercial users cannot use an outdoor hose pipe to… Read more Audio