Louise Ternouth

The first mobile plasma donation service is on its way for New Zealand. New Zealand Blood Service says it's trialling a mobile unit in September this year to meet the growing demands for plasma. Asuka… Audio

Six months into the Covid-19 pandemic and we're still learning about all the ways it can affect human health. Now, some experts are saying side effects of the virus are showing up in the brain. Dr… Audio

The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards Trust is investigating historical tweets posted by a recent winner. Trust chair, Natasha Tere, says it has been made aware of the comments from 2020 Share Farmer… Audio

Ebola, SARS, Zika, HIV/AIDS, West Nile fever and now COVID-19. These are what scientists call "zoonotic diseases," infections that jump between animals and humans. A scientific report from the UN… Audio

Posters featuring Jacinda Ardern by two well known Kiwi artists have been ruled party advertisements by the Electoral Commission. The posters have been under investigation for nearly three weeks… Audio

New Zealand will host the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup alongside Australia - with the opening game set to be played at Auckland's Eden Park. The joint bid was deemed the favourite leading up to the… Audio

It's been a year since First Up ran a series speaking to New Zealanders fighting to get life saving and extending drugs funded by Pharmac. So we've gone back to them to find out what's changed - and… Audio

The tourism industry is facing more bad news as the Government extends a ban on cruise ships entering the country. The current ban has been extended past June 30th, following a rise in new cases of… Audio

Queues at testing stations for Covid-19 are increasing following two new confirmed cases. Experts say anyone who has symptoms should be tested but the new cases may be causing more panic, and big… Audio

Celebrity chef and cookbook author Nadia Lim has raised more than 400-thousand dollars for Women's Refuge and Youthline with her new Comfort Kitchen cookbook created during lockdown. 100 per cent of… Audio

With no sport allowed during lockdown - ACC say sports injury claims went down by more than 80 per cent. But now sport's back, experts are warning players and teams that injuries could rise due to a… Audio

A Waitomo Cave operator say they've lost 95 per cent of their visitors because of border closures, but have had no government support beyond the wage subsidy. It's as the Government begins dishing out… Audio

The move to level one means no limit on numbers at gatherings - giving festivals and concerts a green light. But what will their line ups look like with international travel bans still in place… Audio

A man who viciously stabbed a family's miniature pony 41 times has been jailed for two and a half years after what the sentencing judge described as a cruel and barbaric attack.

Reginald Ozanne, who… Audio

Air New Zealand's apology over people's struggle to access their credits and re-book cancelled flights has come too late for some. The airline says post COVID19 its carrying hundreds of thousands of… Audio

An Auckland Thai restaurant's been giving away hundreds of meals to those in need this month. So far Kiin Thai Restaurant in Mount Eden has handed out 200 meals so far - and expects it will 300 by the… Audio

The Warehouse has sold the last of its easter chocolate for a few cents each, in just twenty four hours. During the lockdown kiwis were unable to get their usual stash for easter, leaving thousands of… Audio

Meanwhile, movie theatres say the rule change will make no difference to them - and they'll continue to struggle due a lack of new releases. Under level two restrictions there can still only be 100… Audio