First Up

Let's begin in Washington DC where this week's last two witnesses are appearing before the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Joining us now is our correspondent Nick Harper. Audio

Every week, we're finding out the stories behind the people who are leading our district communities all around the country. We're speaking to a different mayor every week and this morning we have… Read more Audio

As the bush fires in Australia rage on - stories of the bravery of everyday people continue. More than a million people around the world have now watched a video of Aussie woman Toni Doherty and her… Read more Audio

Hunua MP Andrew Bayley says his electorate will be severely impacted by proposed boundary changes. The changes would see the Hunua electorate lose almost two-thirds of its area to a new electorate… Read more Audio

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visited Waitangi yesterday - the first members of the Royal family to visit the treaty grounds in 25 years. Prince Charles first visited almost half a… Read more Audio

But first to US, where Donald Trump's Ambassador to the European Union has delivered a historic bombshell testimony before the impeachment inquiry in Washington. Gordon Sondland made several… Read more Audio

There are calls for dental care to be either heavily subsidised or free - as the amount of debt beneficiaries are racking up to pay for dental work comes to light. Figures from the Ministry for Social… Read more Audio

The mother of a University of Otago medical student says it's overkill to stop interns from graduating with their peers, despite being caught abusing their overseas work placements. On Monday, the… Read more Audio

Women working on New Zealand's railways are deliberately dehydrating themselves - or even taking medication - to stop themselves from going toilet due to a lack of facilities. The Rail & Maritime… Read more Audio

Rare 118-million-year-old Fossil feathers discovered in Australia show the first evidence that polar dinosaurs were in Australia. These 'proto feathers' could suggest smaller, fluffy dinosaurs were… Read more Audio

The government's being told it's got to toughen up its action plan to stop thousands of seabirds being killed by the fishing industry. Between three thousand and fourteen thousand seabirds died in… Read more Audio

The second week of impeachment hearings into President Donald Trump is underway with top witnesses scheduled to testify. The inquiry has reached the most crucial stage with the public expected to hear… Read more Audio