Nine To Noon

US President Joe Biden is heading to Europe. Ron says President Biden is seeking to repair ties with traditional allies and partners - and deal with a series of provocations from Russia.

With just 45 days until the Olympic Games are due to begin, top officials are still insisting the games will go ahead, despite widespread concern about the safety of the event.

As 30,000 nurses nationwide prepare to to walk off the job tomorrow, Australian medical agencies are actively recruiting some of them. Negotiations between the New Zealand Nurses Organisation and District Health Boards have stalled after nurses rejected the latest revised offer yesterday.

Comedians Te Radar and Donna Brookbanks bring a few laughs.

Blackcap Devon Conway's incredible double century at Lords, Super Rugby, the rocky road to the Tokyo Olympics and more.

There has been a serious crash in Ashburton this morning. RNZ understand there may be multiple fatalities. Lynn talks to Christchurch reporter Kim Moodie.

Reviewer for Unity Books Wellington John Duke reviews Albert and the Whale by Philip Hoare, published by Fourth Estate.

Phill Jones is a musician and woodworker who's intertwined his two passions to produce beautiful wooden musical instruments. He handcrafts marimbas and stringed instruments, but is most well-known for making cajón, a box-shaped percussion instrument made with several layered pieces of timber.

Moera talks to Lynn Freeman about the latest court action stemming from the election result in Samoa. Also, as Fiji responds to an ongoing Covid-19 outbreak, almost all travel to the main island of Viti Levu from other islands within Fiji has been shut down.

As more farmers on both sides of the Tasman are embracing drone technology as a tool to efficiently monitor stock, research has examined the effect on sheep.