Nine To Noon

Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney reports from Lyon.

Despite not having driven himself for several decades, his love for the vehicle which started when his dad worked at the local Morris dealership, has not diminished. 

Councillor Arohanui Allen says the region would need 22,000 more homes to bring it up to the national average for home ownership.

The alert is in the Commission's Watch List for this year, which also highlights fears about the safety of level crossings and the risk of collisions. 

Sports commentator Sam Ackerman

Michele A'Court and Irene Pink with a lighter take on some recent stories.

Tess discusses the search for unmarked graves of mental asylum patients, hopes for an end to the entertainment drought at Dunedin's Forsyth Barr stadium, Central Otago District Council drops plan to dump human effluent on a local farm and a Dunedin surfer will captain New Zealand's youngest longboarding squad at the world championship in El Salvador.

Jack McConnell from Unity Books Auckland reviews Rose Tremain's The Housekeeper, a reimagining of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca, and discusses film adaptations of the classic novel.

Bo Stjerne Thomsen is a former Head of Educational Impact at LEGO Education and an Honorary Professor of Entrepreneurship Education based in Billund, Denmark. 

A Japanese reporter has been detained in the Russian territory of Sakhalin, a bridge that links China and North Korea has officially opened, dangerous levels of pollution in Singapore, and Vietnam buries war dead. Elizabeth Beattie is a journalist for The Japan Times based in Tokyo

Raihana Attaee was a judge and Maqsood Rezayee a university lecturer when the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan. After a middle of the night phone call warning their region had fallen to the Taliban, they were forced to move around regularly as threats to their wellbeing were made and their location found. Eventually they were put in a safe house in Kabul before the couple and their young s...

KiwiBudget is an app designed to specifically help manage the finances of New Zealanders, and especially working families. 

Consumers considering subscription solar power plans are being warned to be clear about the terms and conditions they're locking themselves into. 

Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to talk what she's been watching.

Loneliness might sound more of an older person's problem, but research suggests it's young people who feel it most acutely. 

A look at some of the common scams around - something that the average New Zealand will encounter a staggering 152 times per year.

RNZ Pacific correspondent Johnny Blades looks at contenders for the Rugby League World Cup, and more. 

UK correspondent Harry Taylor joins Kathryn to look at the visit by President Volodymyr Zelensky with PM Andy Burnham, amid rising tension between the US and Ukraine. The UK PM has had to row back on his claim that Russia interfered in the Brexit vote, and is also facing questions about dinners he had with Manchester City football club's owners. The family of a man killed by a tiger say online cov...

Known for her vibrant take on food and travel, Peta Mathias' new book encourages home-cooks to have a go at hosting a so-called Supper Club. 

Vaughan Fergusson created and sold the cloud retail platform, Vend, for $500m in 2021, joins Kathryn to talk about startup rules.

There's little consolation for Wellington ratepayers over the region's water entity, Tiaki Wai which is facing a backlog of repairs.

RNZ's Money Correspondent Susan Edmunds joins Kathryn to look at why this year's on track to be the worst for insolvencies since the global financial crisis. Which sectors are most affected and how long could it last? And what's happening with personal insolvencies? Susan Edmunds is RNZ's money correspondent

Somi Kim is one of Aotearoa's leading concert pianists, and the official pianist of the NZTrio, described as a "national treasure" and "New Zealand's most indispensable ensemble". 

Alexa has details of local election meetings, a new bridge for the Waikare Gorge and a new GP clinic for the rural town of Takapau.

Lucy Black reviews two books: The Starving Bride by Catherine Chidgey (Te Herenga Waka University Press), and Orsola by Linda Martelletti (Alpine Star Press).