First Up

We go to Australia where 36 suburbs in Melbourne are now back in lockdown - in an attempt to stop the state of Victoria's surge in covid-19 cases. Indira Stewart is joined by our commentator in… Read more Audio

An estimated 1.1 billion plastic shopping bags have been saved from New Zealand's environment since they were banned a year ago. Indira Stewart talks with Eugenie Sage, the Associate Minister for the… Read more Audio

An estimated 1.1 billion plastic shopping bags have been saved from New Zealand's environment since they were banned a year ago. According to the Ministry for the Environment the big winners are our… Read more Audio

The alcohol industry says the rise in excise tax is unfair because it was calculated before the Covid-19 lockdown. It's the 1st of July - so the government's excise taxes are rising - including for… Read more Audio

Christchurch in the middle of winter has proven a real challenge for high jumper Hamish Kerr but the prospects of eventually competing at the Olympics is keeping him warm. Like many athletes Kerr had… Read more Audio

This week we're talking to a business in rural western Australia, run by New Zealand designer Joy Charlton. Her busines is called 'Te Koha' design, and amongst other custom items she designs, she also… Read more Audio

New Zealand sailor and yachting commentator Peter Lester says the history of the America's Cup is littered with skulduggery and subterfuge - just not so much in Aotearoa. The Auckland-based Emirates… Read more Audio

Pharmac says the perception that all it cares about is money and savings is wrong - but admits it needs to do better at communicating that to the public. In the last year, the government's drug-buying… Read more Audio

The Minister for the GCSB warns New Zealand may have been the target of cyber attacks at the height of covid-19 - and working from home left us more vulnerable. 

It follows a five-fold increase in… Read more Audio

Education Ministry figures show 101 schools are no longer allowing children to start class on their fifth birthdays. Instead, they're accepting children at the start and middle of each school term, a… Read more Audio

The healthcare appliance manufacturer, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, says it has been ramping up manufacturing to meet demand for products used to treat Covid-19 patients. The company's full year net… Read more Audio

This week on Trade Me, a ground breaking, or rather - wave busting boat is up for sale.

The Chevvy powered jet boat is self-righting and perfect for the person who likes to take a bit of a risk in… Read more Audio