First Up

It's imported tropical fruit season - Minister of Fruit and Veggies has the fruity news from the markets. Fruit of the Week: NZ MandarinsZ Audio

Lions have forced a school closure in Namibia, AND an elephant has killed a tourist..Nabil Ahmend Rufai reports. Audio

An attack on a nurse at a Tongan prison might change the way mental patients are treated in custody - Kalafi Moala has the news from the Pacific Audio

Boeing's issues have gone off planet - Bevan Hurley reports on issue's with the company's Starliner spacecraft Audio

It's been another busy week in Parliament - Labour's Deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni joins Nathan Rarere for her weekly report form our nation's capital. Audio

Earlier this week, Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson announced her cancer diagnosis, producer Mahvash Ikram spoke with Breast Cancer Foundation CEO Ah-Leen Rayner Audio

Not many high school's have steel drum bands - but Bream Bay College has The Panimals - reporter Peter de Graaf meets the band Audio

Protests over water-quality is a big issue on the West Coast - have protesters gone too far? Reporter Samantha Gee has more. Audio

As Christopher Luxon's visit to Japan comes to an end, our own Chris Gilbert reports on what our Prime Minister got up to once his delegation eventually arrived. Audio

Polls in France aren't favouring President Emmanuel Macron - Anita Purcell-Sjölund has the latest numbers Audio

UK inflation is down to its lowest level in three years - will it be enough to save the Conservative government? Ellie Jay has the numbers. Audio

West Aucklanders met again last night to talk floods - and one man blames his anxiety and hospitalisation on Auckland Council's lack of action. Mahvash Ikram went along to the meeting. Audio