Nine To Noon

You may be familiar with these scenarios: You make your child honey toast, because that's what they asked for but now they want peanut butter toast. You're not happy but you make another piece of toast, this time with peanut butter. You're driving to the supermarket. They want their music - not just some of the time but all the time. So, you go with that. Dinner is ready at the table, but they pre...

Tech commentator Tony Grasso breaks down what was detailed in the Budget for overhauling and securing the public health sector's digital infrastructure.

Ché has the latest on job and development projects slated for Southland, code of conduct issues for two Gore councillors and celebrating another successful Golden Guitar Awards.

The Republican party-led House of Representatives has voted to restrict Donald Trump's ability to continue the war against Iran without congressional approval.    

Mastercard says it is planning on introducing numberless cards as a pushback against scams. The company says scammers were able to use stolen credit card numbers to take $84 million from New Zealanders in the year to November. The card still has a number - but it isn't shown on the card. RNZ's Money Correspondent Susan Edmunds.

Philippa Werry is back with a new novel - Degrees of Happy. 

Libby Kirkby-McLeod reviews A Flame in the Dark by Maria Gill, published by One Tree House.

In what's believed to be a first, a new exhibition underway in Nelson is dedicated entirely to the mountain daisy Tikumu. 

An energy hardship researcher at Otago University suggests scrapping the winter energy payment and putting that money towards solar subsidies for households. 

There have been calls for the only liquor store in Otara's Town Centre to be shut down. It comes as Auckland's Local Alcohol Policy temporary freeze on new off- licences in several suburbs, including Otara, is set to be lifted. 

Two of the biggest customer loyalty programmes are undergoing changes. Bodo Lang is a professor of Marketing Analytics at Massey University and joins Susie to discuss.

Irish-born New Zealand-based author Sharron Martin's latest novel, Cygnet River, is set amid the Troubles in Ireland and shines a light on the experiences of women during this time.

James has more on the Budget funding to secure the Waioweka Gorge and Gisborne's elderly and solo parents fear higher costs under social housing reforms.

Elizabeth Heritage reviews Te Kaikaukau: The Swimmer - I te Ao o te Reo by Witi Ihimaera Smiler published by Auckland University Press.

Brad Poulter's new memoir Built for This, traces the journey from a small-town upbringing through deployments to Afghanistan and the Gulf of Oman, exploring the personal and professional challenges he faced along the way.

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at the opinion poll that suggests Pauline Hanson's far-right One Nation party is now the most popular political party in Australia. 

A study has found mobile health workers with defibrillators would be more effective saving people having a cardiac arrest, than having the device fixed in a public location.  

New Secretary for Children and Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki, Amanda Malu is taking on the task of working out how to best improve services.

The All Whites are facing midfield injury setbacks with Ryan Thomas and Joe Bell ruled out of their upcoming warm-up matches. Across other sports, the Super Rugby Pacific playoffs are locked in following a final-round ladder shake-up, the Warriors narrowly lost 20-18 to the Panthers in a top-of-the-table NRL clash, and pole vaulter Imogen Ayris secured a career-best Diamond League silver in Rabat.

Ashley Andersen knows what romantasy readers want - because for years she's been one herself. 

A merger of two major second tier banks is proposed, and Nicholas also discusses the ongoing struggles going on at telco operator Spark. He also covers latest market movements, and insolvency figures.

Simon discusses the on going battle involving former All Black Ali Williams and billionaire Anna Mowbray who want to use a helicopter from their back yard. He also has the latest on a suggested new design for a second Auckland bridge, the end of a liquor licence freeze, the first of the new electric ferries on the water and a huge month a festivals for June.

Gina Rogers reviews This is where we say goodbye by Howard McKenzie Murray published by Fremantle Press.

Francesca Albanese is the United Nations special rapporteur on Palestinian territories - a role that has seen her both revered and criticised.  

There's a hunger strike at a New Jersey ICE facility and new legal setbacks for President Trump over a controversial $1.8 billion fund, and partisan tensions threatening the nation's 250th-anniversary celebrations.