First Up

Hannah Hall, an excelling first-year student studying te reo Māori at Victoria University of Wellington, says she's reluctant to pursue a career involving te reo because she's Pākehā.   Read more Audio

KiwiRail is planning to take on prisoners as track-workers - in the wake of the government's new investment in Northland rail. The company is advertising for about twenty paid staff as it begins the… Read more Audio

The five-week suspension of the British Parliament will begin later this morning, after MPs are expected to again reject government calls for a snap election. Opposition MPs confirmed they would not… Read more Audio

A South Auckland Doctor says the measles outbreak in his community has become a crisis and a public health emergency. This comes less than a week after Associate Minister for Health Julianne Genter… Read more Video, Audio

The Mental Health Foundation says the government needs to look at more funding for DHB's as part of their mental health plan. Yesterday the foundation welcomed the government's announcement to boost… Read more Audio

Fonterra has delayed its financial result because its auditors need more time, a What do auditors do and how could it take so long? Here with the answer is our business reporter, Madison Reidy. Audio

We're well into September now, and that means a whole bunch more fruit and vegetables are making their way into stores after that long, wet winter. Joining us now is our fruit and vege man Glenn… Read more Audio

Ko Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori - it's Māori language week, and while many people are being encouraged to give te reo Māori a go for the first time, the language is just a normal part of life in one Kapiti… Read more Audio

Tongan Kahoa Meimuli and New Zealander Brendan Corbett met in 1977 in Palmerston North. They could barely communicate because of the language barrier. After 42 years of marriage, Brendan is now a… Read more Video

Christchurch resident Marley Sola is a rising star. The former X-Factor NZ contestant has performed alongside artists such as Araadnha, Sons of Zion, Hollie Smith and Maisey Rika. He dropped in to… Read more Video, Audio

An angry whanau says a contestant on The Block defaced a portrait of their kuia and they're calling for a formal apology. Turangi couple Mikaere and Sophia Gardiner, who have been renovating the… Read more Audio