First Up

New rules in Australia will fast-track the registration of foreign doctors with New Zealand doctors in the sights - Pam Corkery has the story out of Brisbane. Audio

It's global handwashing day - are New Zealanders washing our hands enough? Mahvash Ikram has the story. Audio

Why isn't there a microwave for left handers? Consumer NZ's James Le Page answer this, and other quirky consumer questions Audio

Finance Minister Nicola Willis talks the week in politics with Nathan Rarere, this week - the Manawanui and a new political poll. Audio

New dog rules across the Tasman region - and they're not proving popular with some, reporter Max Frethy told us why Audio

Japan's election is just around the corner - correspondent Chris Gilbert has detail of the latest polls Audio

The UK Government says Vladimir Putin gave the order to poison former spy Sergei Skripal in 2018 - Henry Riley has the latest from the UK Audio

Missing office cutlery is a world-wide phenomenon, producer Mahvash Ikram looks at how employers have been "forked" to take matters into their own hands. Audio

The University of Canterbury is reporting record domestic enrollments, producer Matthew Hutching talked with the University's Professor Catherine Moran Audio

Export numbers for fruit and veggies are at record levels - Glenn Forsyth has been crunching numbers and apples. Audio

The streets of Madrid have been full of protesters over the weekend, Anita Purcell Sjölund tells First Up why they're all worked up Audio

The cleanup is in full swing in Florida - and the politicians have started to make promises in the wake of Hurrican Milton, correspondent Katherine Firkin talked with Nathan Rarere Audio