First Up

Labour's Carmel Sepuloni covers the political topics of the week - from new ferries to parliamentary haka Audio

The Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth takes Leonard Powell around the markets to check on the fresh pre-Christmas goodness Audio

Pop culture rules the roost on TradeMe this week - with a famous movie car and a roll of Beatles wallpaper up for grabs Audio

Israel hits more than 300 targets in Syria, Alex Baird updates us on the quickly moving situation in the Middle-East Audio

It's been a big year for snakes in Australia, and Pam Corkery strips down in Brisbane's heat Audio

One third of Kiwis haven't made holiday plans according to new research, producer Mahvash Ikram asked around to see what these summer holidays will look like. Audio

The government is to reintroduce pay deductions for partial strikes, ACT leader David Seymour discussed the law change with Nathan Rarere Audio

There's a fine line between getting enough Vitamin D and getting too much sun, Auckland University's Professor Robert Skragg has some summer sun advice. Audio

Mid-Canterbury's Local Democracy reporter Jonathan Leask tells us of Ashburton's traffic congestion problem Audio

Japanese survivors of the atomic bomb are taking part in the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Sweden - Chris Gilbert has the details from Tokyo Audio

Tonga's Prime Minister has resigned after a vote of no confidence, Caleb Fotheringham reports on the latest from Tonga. Audio

The UK government weighs up removing Syria's new leadership from terror lists, Henry Riley has the latest from London Audio