First Up

Share hire electric scooters like Lime and Beam have been banned from Melbourne's city centre, in response to safety concerns. Deputy chairperson of the Auckland City Centre Advisory Panel Patrick… Read more Audio

Glenn Forsyth has ideas for those wanting to save on fruit and vegetables. Fruit of the Week: AUSTRALIAN AFOURER MANDARINS Audio

Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports on how has Africa been dealing with the monkey pox global health emergency, an uproar in Kenya after officials removed the statues of a number of much loved athletes and… Read more Audio

Pacific correspondent Kalafi Moala talks about notably low temperatures in Tonga and the pressure to find accomodation for a thousand visitors attending the Pacific Islands Forum in Nuku'alofa Audio

First Up US correspondent Bevan Hurley talks about arrests over the death of Friends star Matthew Perry, the Democrats' National Convention kicking off in Chicago and a politician accused of murdering… Read more Audio

Beneficiaries are back in the Government's sights, tougher rules are being introduced for job seekers, Jimmy Ellingham asked Labour's Carmel Sepuloni about the new sanctions Audio

Olympian Hazel Ouwehand arrived back with the team yesterday - and she will waste no time getting back in the pool Audio

Pacific communities are sharing their climate change stories, Jimmy Ellingham talked with researcher Dr Tracie Mafile'o Audio

Our national soccer team played in Vietnam during the war - who knew? Author Craig Stephen and player Ray Mears talked with Jimmy Ellingham about this little known adventure. Audio

Dargaville Hospital continues to operate without enough doctors, Northland reporter Peter de Graaf updates the story Audio

Doctors are on strike across India, Anas Mallick wraps the news week from South Asia Audio

Russia has declared a state of emergency in another region after the Ukranian incursion, Anita Purcell-Sjölund has today's report from Europe Audio