First Up

The country's competitive tree climbers gathered at Cornwall Park over the weekend to fight for the title - Matthew Hutching was there. Audio

Chinese warships continue their tour of Australia's coast - Pam Corkery reports in from Brisbane Audio

Emma Bacon has this week's list of TradeMe's most popular listings Audio

Talks begin in Syria about the country's transition to democracy - Alex Baird reports from the Middle-East Audio

Finance Minister Nicola Willis talks Andrew Bayly's resignation and Chinese war ships Audio

Sir Keir Starmer heads to Washington to meet President Trump - Ellie Jay reports from London Audio

Whakatane's council is focusing on staff numbers - LDR's Diane McCarthy has the story Audio

Japan's trains are bringing politicians together - Chris Gilbert has the details from Tokyo Audio

New Zealand's biggest supermarket opens tomorrow, owner Wade Brown talked Nathan through the employment process. Audio

LA's Mayor Karen Bass has sacked the city's fire chief - Eleisha Foon reports from California Audio

Associate Minister of Fruit and Veggies Tony Teau joined First Up with news from Ohakune Audio

Germans head to the polls - Anita Purcell-Sjölund reports from Europe Audio