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Listening to that story was the Deputy Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki Allan Boreham. Audio

A Samoan couple say Oranga Tamariki gave them less than 48 hours notice that their foster daughter of almost a year would be uplifted. They say they've tried repeatedly to apply to be the permanent… Read more Audio

James Alexander heard our piece on gold as an investment the other day, and he wonders whether rare earth metals might be reasonable investments. Out fossicking for an answer is business editor, Gyles… Read more Audio

It's Friday, and it's time to talk once more with our Fruit and Vege expert Glenn Forsyth - Costco coming to NZ Audio

In a new trend for the dairy milk industry we can expect to see more sheep and goats milk filling our supermarket shelves. Waikato milking systems have built machinery specifically for milking sheep… Read more Audio

New Zealand's biggest agricultural event, Fieldays, is in its third day. Our team spent quite a bit of time mooching around Mystery creek in Hamilton where the event is being held. Fieldays attracts… Read more Audio

It's been hailed as the largest agricultural event in the Southern Hemisphere with around 125,000 people attending every year. The gates at Mystery Creek in Hamilton, opened up yesterday for the… Read more Video, Audio

Here at First Up we always want to hear from you if you're up with us at this time of the morning and starting your day early, Terene Batten drives a logging truck for McCarthy's transport in and… Read more Audio

A 1960s pop-culture treasure trove has been uncovered during the renovations of a turn of the century (1901) villa in New Plymouth. When Katey Pittwood removed gib lining a bedroom in the Lemon Street… Read more Audio