World
US: Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell freezes at presser
We start in the United States this morning with our trusty correspondent Bevan Hurley in New York City. Audio
North Korea: Kim Jong Un shows off missiles to Russia defence chief Shoigu
Pyongyang invited the Russian delegation led by Russia's defence chief Sergei Shoigu as well one from China.
Sinead O'Connor: A life of beauty, pain, friction and art
The internet is awash in tributes to Sinéad O'Connor, the turbulent Irish singer whose atmospheric ballads frequently rang out from New Zealand radios in the 1990s.
Why chocolate's not going to get cheaper!
With the price of chocolate continuing to rise, could the treat or 'sometimes' food, be on track to become rarer still? RaboResearch associate analyst Pia Piggott says pain in the pocket looks set to… Audio
World Dwarf Games: A chance to celebrate and inspire
The 8th World Dwarf Games start this weekend in Germany, the largest international sporting event held exclusively for short statured athletes.
New Zealand is sending a team to Cologne and our sports… Audio
Europe: Mediterranean fires turn deadly
It is makariri in New Zealand this morning, -1 in Rotorua! A stark contrast to the United States where more than 100 million people are under heat alerts with 60 million expected to endure… Audio
UK: bank boss quits over Nigel Farage bank account
Let's go now to Henry Riley in the UK. Audio
Albanese and Blinken arrive today
Aotearoa is hosting two significant visitors today.
Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, will be welcomed at Parliament at one o'clock, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in the… Audio
Mid-East: doctors, medical staff strike in Israel
Let's go now to the Middle East - joining Nathan Rarere is our correspondent Alex Baird. Audio
Mass whale stranding in Western Australia
Time to find out whats going on in the land girt by sea, with Pam Corkery. Audio
July heat near impossible without climate change
Scientists say the heatwaves seen in Europe, the US and China in July are no longer unusual.
Is Elon Musk right to ditch the Twitter logo?
Analysis - Rebrands can pay off - but it's a risky move, Natalie Sherman writes.
Update on Oz with Brad Foster
Brad Foster talks FIFA Women's World Cup, tomorrow's Australia - New Zealand Leaders Meeting, rugby and more. Audio
Summit between South Korea & Japan, China interested?
Time now to get the latest from Japan with our correspondent Chris Gilbert. Nathan Rarere started by asking him if China's enthusiam for a summit with South Korea and Japan is because it wants to… Audio
UK: popular BBC presenter George Alagiah dies from cancer
We begin Tuesday in the UK - where a BBC newsreader is back in the news, this time it's long-serving presenter George Alagiah, who has died at the age of 67, with Nathan Rarere from London is… Audio
Europe: Greek islands evacuated, far-right could govern Spain
Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Kathryn to talk about the scenes of panic and chaos on the Greek island of Rhodes, where more than 30,000 people were forced to flee hotels and villages as… Audio
The fine art of camel racing in outback Australia
Boulia in Queensland, Australia is a remote outback town with just 300 people. But recently, its population swelled to about 3-thousand - for what's called the Melbourne Cup of camel races Camel… Audio
US: another Trump indictment looms
Let's begin this morning's programme with Newshub's North America correspondent Mitch McCann who joins us from California this morning. Audio
US VP Harris blasts Florida 'extremists' over education guidelines about slavery
US Vice President Kamala Harris has criticised Florida "extremists" for backing educational guidelines that taught "revisionist history" about slavery in the United States.
Man who stole 200,000 Easter eggs sentenced to 18 months jail
British man Joby Pool admitted to breaking into an industrial complex to steal the chocolate treats.
