First Up

We cross to Hong Kong, where bloody street battles have seen dozens injured in the tenth straight week of anti-government demonstrations. Thousands of pro-democracy protesters occupying Hong Kong… Read more Audio

A same-sex couple wanting to have their first child want to see IVF treatment publicly funded for couples in their situation. Ryan and Jerome Curran-Pacquing have launched a give a little page to… Read more Audio

Well across the Tasman, there's renewed hope of the Wallabies winning the Bledisloe Cup for the first time in 17 years. Former Wallaby and Sydney Morning Herald columnist Peter Fitzsimons was still… Read more Audio

Business editor Gyles Beckford, looks into the crystal ball for the company earnings season, which kicks off this week Audio

With us this morning for a look at all the fresh fruit and veges available around the country is Ian Reisima from MG Marketing. Audio

Let's begin in the US where the FBI has opened a formal investigation into how US financier Jeffrey Epsteen was able to apparently kill himself in prison while awaiting trial on sex trafficking… Read more Audio

Community leaders in South Auckland are praising a Samoan Niuean student for overcoming extraordinary circumstances to pursue her education. Te'i Tuiasau, a 4th year student at Manukau Institute of… Read more Video, Audio

Where should you invest your money in a low interest rate environment? Here's our business reporter Nona Pelletier with an answer. Audio

Standing in for our regular expert Glenn Forsyth who is on a well-deserved holiday - is Ian Reisima from MG Marketing which is a co-operative of growers who grow, distribute and sell fresh vegetables… Read more Audio

The ancient remains of a giant parrot have been found in a fossil-rich area of Central Otago. The "truly gigantic parrot" dubbed Squawkzilla by the scientists who found it, was estimated to be up to a… Read more Audio

Generally it's only on the rugby field where the Welsh and Kiwis have a rivalry - but now it's a battle over another kind of surface, that's causing consternation in the south. Baldwin Street in… Read more Audio