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Christian Smith dials in from London with news from the other side of the world. Tonight - Mi5 warns of AI biological weapons, Merchant ships hit off the coast of Bulgaria, prompting anger at Russia, French supermarkets hit by cyber-attacks, and Winnie the Pooh turns 100 years old.

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Making decisions about what to study at university is one of those eternally tricky topics ... And while it seems that the modern student has more options that ever... why aren't more girls choosing engineering? It's the question fuelling our guest tonight... Ashleigh Fox, The University of Auckland's Women in Engineering project manager, has spent years researching what influences the decisions o...

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If you've been following the election, you'll know that which parties are open to working with each other post-election is a hot topic... especially with the minor parties polling so strongly. Christopher Luxon has repeatedly ruled out working with Opportunity, and last night during the multi-party debate, Qiulae Wong reaffirmed her stance against working in a government with Winston Peters as for...

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Join Wallace for New Zealand's most explosive 30 minutes of politics. He is joined by panellists Tracey Martin, Stephen Parker and Annebelle Lee-Mather. They discuss last night's TVNZ multi party debate, criticism some parties are getting for meeting with the Mongrel Mob, New Zealand's abstention of a UN vote on global pandemic preparedness and more.

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then, for another episode of Museum Show and Tell, Southland's Fire Service Museum chairperson, Les Costigan, introduces Wallace to two prized possessions: Captain Hamilton's silver helmet, and a 1957 Commer fire appliance.

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Niki Bezzant and Chris Clarke. First up, nurse workforce numbers are shaping up to be a significant election issue. Earlier this month, a government directive want out to limit the number of nursing students. Auckland University Nursing Professor Andrew Jull reacts. Then, after a Wellington community housing resident spoke to the panel...

United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about the head of the intelligence service giving his annual address in London, as well as new research about the state of the UK's bird population.

In this week's Sonic Moment of Calm Bryan Crump stumbles across a whole lot of bumble action.

News from the business sector, including a market report.

The Kiwis and Kiwi Ferns are turning to home for inspiration ahead of their Rugby League World Cup campaigns. Both sides play their opening matches of the tournament this week, one against tournament favourites, the other against World Cup newcomers. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen.

Hundreds of collectables once owned by The Chills front man and rocker Martin Phillipps are up for auction, with proceeds to go to charity and causes close to his heart. The eclectic collection includes James Bond books, a keyboard, drawings by Phillipps, plus a stripey guitar he played in a Chills video. Friend of Phillipps and curator of the Dunedin Museum of Natural Mystery, Bruce Mahalski spok...

It could have transformed Kerikeri for the better, hundreds of urgently needed homes next to to the town centre, an expanded CBD, and public access to a scenic stretch of river. But that's not how it's working out so far. Northland reporter Peter de Graaf reports.

Is diversity a good or bad thing for New Zealand? It was a question posed at TVNZ's multiparty debate last night, and four of the five leaders agreed it was good. NZ First leader Winston Peters did not. New Zealand First's policy is to hold a referendum on a legislated annual cap on the number of residents visas. Massey Emeritus professor and social scientist Paul Spoonley spoke to Lisa Owen.

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A year long battle for information has revealed NZ Food Safety knew there were high levels of toxic pesticides on food samples, despite saying there was no risk to the public. Internal documents released to Greenpeace under the Official Information Act said New Zealand Food Safety couldn't exclude health risks from the pesticide breach. Reporter Keiller MacDuff has been investigating and joins Lis...

Most people have had the irritating experience of talking to a chatbot, but could you guess every time whether you are chatting with AI or an actual human? Canterbury University researchers have been investigating using the Turing test. It has been claimed that generative AI has already passed the Turing test, but NZ researchers have different takes. Professor of Philosophy at Canterbury Universit...

While many of us assume we'll outlive our pets, what happens when they outlive us? A Public Trust survey finds that pets are increasingly being put in wills. Sammy Carter reports.

Three All Whites club sides have been caught up in ugly scenes in football's English Championship today. The match between Swansea City and Milwall was paused while officials dealt with racist chanting. Sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Lisa Owen.

The Green Party is backing a bed levy, and says it will give councils the tool they need to charge visitors spending the night so regions can fund infrastructure. The party is also promising to set-up a national Airbnb register to help council's identify and charge short term rentals too. Green Party co-leader, Chloe Swarbrick spoke to Lisa Owen.

Middle East correspondent Madeline Croad spoke to Lisa Owen about revelations that Saudi Arabia's public warning system was essentially switched off prior to a series of fatal airport attacks launched by Yemen's Houthis, as well as a Saudi national who has been charged with planting a recording device in an office at the headquarters of ChatGPT owner OpenAI.

Proposed changes to animal welfare rules could mean the end of some rodeo events. The National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee is considering new roping rules and more stringent requirements for training animals and competitors. Vet and Chair of the Committee, Matthew Stone spoke to Lisa Owen.

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