First Up

Syria's new government cuts a deal with the Syrian Democratic Forces - Alex Baird reports from Doha. Audio

Another bad poll for the Government, is Nicola Willis worried?? Nathan Rarere finds out. Audio

A containership and an oil tanker have collided in the North Sea, Henry Riley reports from London Audio

Samples of taonga found at the Wairau Bar is heading to the US for research, local democracy reporter Maia Hart has the story out of Marlborough Audio

Wool is the future for packaging - Logan Murray from the Saddlery Barn in Christchurch certainly thinks so - he talked with Nathan Rarere Audio

Squeezing buns in Japan can get you in trouble with the law - Chris Gilbert has the story Audio

Turning the Takapuna Golf course into a wetland is the answer to flooding in the Wairau valley according to the council - Cr Richard Hills explains the proposed change. Audio

Katherine Firkin checks in with the latest from the USA and Canada Audio

Summer fruit is finishing - so GET IN WHILE YOU CAN says associate Minister of Fruit and Veggies Tony Teau Audio

Russia has pounded Ukraine over the weekend - Anita Purcell-Sjölund reports from the relative safety of Sweden Audio

What do you do with your dead pet? On Auckland's North Shore, you can take them to a pet cemetery - Mahvash Ikram has the story. Audio

Who's in charge of Doge? US correspondent Bevan Hurley reports. Audio