Nine To Noon

Digital Equity Coalition Aotearoa (DECA) says it is seeing cases where a consumer is locked in to a plan that doesn't suit them, and faces a break fee.

Film and television reviewer Tom Augustine looks at Steven Spielberg's latest offering: sci-fi Disclosure Day starring Emily Blunt. 

Mary Willow talks about why modern childhood's putting parenting to the test, and why a radical parenting approach is needed to help free kids from constantly responding to their defence system.

Technology journalist Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about moves by the UK government challenging Big Tech to clean up what kids can access on their phones. 

Piers discusses how the Wairarapa's coastline fared in this week's big swells, a row over bags being offered to schools printed with contact details of a local MP and the opening of Wellington's Te Ara Tupua cycleway.

Harry Ricketts reviews The Rolling Stones by Bob Spitz, published by Penguin Random House.

A film about three men's extraordinary whitewater journey through Fiordland has been captured in a new film, which has won Best New Zealand Made Film at this year's Mountain Film Festival. 

UK correspondent Steph Spyro talks to fears that Belfast could see more violence sparked by a stabbing attack by a Sudanese man. 

KiwiSaver is one of the most important financial tools available to New Zealanders, but many people still aren't sure if they're making the most of it. 

Civil war in Sudan has created what aid groups say is the world's largest humanitarian crisis. Simon Mane is World Vision's national director in Sudan, overseeing the emergency response.

Never before seen data on the quality of care disabled people experience has been released, after 18 months of research, revealing inequities that are even more stark than first thought. 

Science commentator Laurie Winkless joins Kathryn with three new studies, including one into how starfish arms can guide and focus light. 

James Judd conducts NZ Opera's production of The Marriage of Figaro is at the St James Theatre Wellington, from Wednesday 17th June to Sunday 21st June. Tickets and information here.

Kelly discusses the $100m Rotorua Law Courts project set to revitalise the city, iwi developer moves ahead with plans for a new lake front hotel, tributes after the death of Te Arawa leader, Ken Raureti, and the handwriting expert called into a tenancy dispute.

Lucy Black reviews Names of Hare by Bernice Barry, published by Fremantle Press.

This year's shortlist for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults is out - and what better way to find out what kids like than ask the kids themselves? 

He co-founded vodka company 42 Below with business partner Geoff Ross - who would become a great lifelong friend.

Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to talk about the latest news from across the Tasman. 

The final tower at Barcelona's Sagrada Familia will be blessed by Pope Leo later on Wednesday. Mark Burry is a New Zealand architect who worked at the Sagrada Familia from 1979 until 2016.

New mapping commissioned by the Environmental Law Initiative shows that wetlands are still being lost despite strengthened national protections introduced in 2020. 

Project Maven is a secretive, nearly decade-old AI technology being used by the United States military - including in Iran. In her new book journalist Katrina Manson explores how what was once science-fiction is now reality.

Criticism of the pitch at Lord's after the Black Caps lose the first test to England, while the Super Rugby competition narrows. And Sam discusses the latest in netball's ANZ Premiership.

The Triple is an endurance climbing challenge in Yosemite Valley that requires scaling the three most prominent big walls in the park - El Capitan, Half Dome, and Mount Watkins in under 24 hours. 

While the government is facing scrutiny for defaulting to Microsoft AI tools without a competitive tender to offset massive public sector job cuts, a school lunch recycler is facing council action over a severe pest-ridden backlog that threatens the future of the lunch program. Gym injuries have become a major financial strain, with costs skyrocketing to $72 million annually and rising three times...

Ian discusses the closing of Levin's Reevedon Rest Home due to financial pressure, the maintenance needed on the building that is home to the Horowhenua District Council, Air Chathams suspending its Kapiti Airport service to Auckland at the end of July and the decisions facing the Kapiti Coast District Council over amalgamation - do they go north or south.