First Up

A second bridge for Ashburton is ready to go - on paper anyway - they just need the money - Jonathan Leask reports from mid-Canterbury Audio

Chris Gilbert reports from Japan with news this week of a growing trend - divorcing the in-laws after the death of a spouse. Audio

Venezuela's political crisis has crossed the Atlantic as opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez has been granted asylum in Spain, Kate Pereyra-Garcia has the latest from South America Audio

WERO Park is where gold medals are born - it's a water sport hub just off Auckland's southern motorway at Manukau - reporter Leonard Powell went to find out more. Audio

Athlete Anna Grimaldi has won gold in Paris - it's her second medal of the games, she talked with Nathan Rarere Audio

Our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth answers the question "how do we get people to eat more vegetables?" Audio

France has a new Prime Minister, but not everyone is happy with Emmanuel Macron's pick - Anita Purcell-Sjölund has the news from Europe Audio

A controversial appointment in Tonga, Kalafi Moala reports on the new Chief Justice who is an 80 year old gay Welshsman Audio

Police in the US state of Kentucky are looking for a suspect in a shooting on a rural highway - Katherine Firkin reports from New York Audio

Women are sick of being ripped off by mechanics - Melissa Hannan is running classes for women wanting to know more about their cars. Audio

Explainer editor Katie Kenny talks school governance in the wake of a wide-ranging review by the Ministry of Education Audio

Recipes and bargains from the Minister of Fruit and Veges, Glenn Forsyth this week, Fruit of the Week: new season NZ Hass Avocados Audio