First Up

The Tour de France heads in to the mountain stages, Kiwi pro-cyclist George Bennett gave us his insights from his home in Andorra Audio

An Israeli plan to move the entire population of Gaza to the city of Rafah is causing friction between the government and the millitary - Alex Baird reports. Audio

A project hotrod is hot property on TradeMe this week - Emma Bacon has the details Audio

Joseph Parker heads to the UK to be ringside at the Usyk/Dubois fight, he talked with producer Ross McNaughton Audio

A report into the deaths of aid workers in Tigray has been released, Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Africa. Audio

Nicola Willis talks floods, funding and other political issues of the week Audio

Henry Riley beams in from London with a terrible tale of child manslaughter Audio

LDR's Max Frethey updates us on the Nelson/Tasman floods and other stories from the region Audio

Dunedin seaside suburb of St Clair is a surprising hub of Italian foodie culture - Tess Brunton has the story Audio

South Korea's medical students are back from an 18 month long boycott - Chris Gilbert has the story Audio

Social media influencers are all duck billed and heavily made-up - some popular content creators are all about fish - Ross McNaughton explains Audio

Funerals for flood victims, ICE raids and a case of the plague in Arizona. Eleisha Foon is in the US so you don't have to be. Audio