US President Donald Trump has announced a ten day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. But it's unclear if Iran-backed Hezbollah will observe any ceasefire. Sibylline defence consultant Justin Crump spoke to John Campbell.

Rural families are worried about how fuel costs will impact the school run, some surprising results from a study involving sheep poo and updated livestock figures. The latest rural news with Gianina Schwanecke.

The Waitangi Tribunal has been told the draft school history curriculum is badly written and inaccurate. It's as the government rewrites it as part of the National-ACT coalition agreement, with the latter saying it wants to take "politics out of history". Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports.

An early morning sports news update with Nathan Rarere.

Catch up with the latest headlines from around the world with RNZ's Alice Wilkins.

Diesel prices have climbed as much as 80% since the start of the Middle East conflict. Mainfreight is New Zealand's largest logistics and transport company. Its CEO Don Braid spoke to John Campbell about the impact of prices and the importance of rail.

While the future's looking grim for Moana Pasifika its back to business this weekend in Sydney.

New Zealand's Football Ferns have defeated the Papua New Guinea Bilums 1-nil, earning themselves a spot at next year's FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil.

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

Electric utes are proving popular - but petrol powered utes are still flying out the door, producer Ross McNaughton has a close look at the numbers.