First Up

An antique cash register, a teddy bear tribute to the Prime Minister and a lounge chair once owned by Taika Waititi - these are three of the thousands of items listed on auction site TradeMe this… Read more Audio

An environmental expert says while the short term focus of the Budget makes economic sense, it's important not to lose sight of our ecological goals. 11-thousand 'nature-based jobs' are promised in… Read more Audio

Farmers in parched regions of the country say the recent rainfall is a small reprieve -- but it's no drought-breaker. The hardest hit areas of Northland, Auckland, Hawkes Bay and North Canterbury got… Read more Audio

Let's begin in the UK where the Prime Minister Boris Johnson's chief advisor Dominic Cummings is at the centre of a storm regarding his flouting of the lockdown rules- yesterday Boris Johnson backed… Read more Audio

New Zealand's Muslim community has marked Eid Al Fitr, the end of Ramadan with unique blessings, prayers at home and just small special gatherings of friends and family. For the last month they've… Read more Audio

The treatment of Asylum Seekers in New Zealand has worsened under the Labour government and pleas for change are falling on deaf ears. That's according to Tim Maurice, Chief Executive of the Asylum… Read more Video, Audio

Wine growers who've basked in a golden autumn harvest are now facing a bumpy road ahead. Industry organisation Wine Marlborough says New Zealand is in a good position in terms of its reputation, which… Read more Audio

Sprinkled with truffle oil and shaved Parmesan, a crispy delicious potato bake perfect for Winter. Read more Audio

There's been a sudden increase the number of Wellington children who've been hospitalised with acute rheumatic fever this year. The region's public health service has issued an alert, telling covid-19… Read more Audio

While Brazil nears the peak of its epidemic, the US is approaching a grim milestone - one hundred thousand deaths due to Covid-19. The front page of Sunday's New York Times called it 'an incalculable… Read more Audio