First Up for Monday 17 May 2021

5:53 AM.Back to the fighting in Gaza now, where former Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett says only Israel will decide when the military operation is complete. The leader of the right-wing Yamina Party… Read more Audio

5:48 AM.After over a year, New Zealanders are finally able to travel to the Cook Islands without having to quarantine. A travel bubble has opened between New Zealand and the Cook Islands. Australians heading… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.The Hutch Wilco Boat Show was on over the weekend. It's the oldest in New Zealand and after a year off in 2020, for the first time in 65 years, the show was back with a bang, People from all over the… Read more Audio

5:31 AM.The Ahuwhenua Young Maori Farmer Award was given out on Friday, the award is to recognise talented young Maori farmers and growers and to encourage Young Maori to think of farming as a career. Quinn… Read more Audio

5:22 AM.Time for a look at the fruit and veggie market, our Minister of Fruit and Veges, Glenn Forsyth is on the case and he's with us in the flesh! Read more Audio

5:14 AM.The Pacific Dance festival starts tomorrow after a year off during Covid affected 2020 It's the annual festival for modern contemporary Pacific Dance practisioners in New Zealand, and people have come… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.Let's start the week in the Middle East, where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said air strikes would continue in Gaza for "as long as necessary" and that ''everything possible was being… Read more Audio