Nine To Noon

Donna and Irene look at the tourist sparking fury among locals in Spain, after he walked through the centre of Palma in a pair of Speedos and socks.

Sam previews the Wellington Phoenix's big semi-final, which is set to be in front of a sellout crowd in Wellington.

The funding and future of the Arts Centre is one of the biggest stories to emerge from the City Council's Long Term Plan. The Mosque inquest resumes on Monday and Jean has the latest on nitrate levels in Canterbury water.

Eden Denyer from Unity Books Wellington reviews The Girl in Question by Tess Sharpe published by Hachette

A key part of Dr Stuart Brown's professional life has been dedicated to studying human play and the vital role it has in development and wellbeing.

RNZ Pacific Editor Koroi Hawkins has the latest from New Caledonia, where five people have been killed in violent clashes between indigenous Kanak pro-independence protestors and security forces. Local media are reporting people are panic buying, as shops run out of food, water and fuel. Medicines and blood supplies in hospitals are also getting low. And the French Government has banned Tiktok in New Caledonia, in a bid to limit contact between rioters.

Kiwi Fulbright scholar Bonita Bigham is researching how laws to prevent trade in endangered species are impacting indigenous art.

Federated Farmers say intense banking pressure on farmers is taking a huge emotional toll - amid calls for an inquiry into the rural banking sector.

Doctors specialising in women's health say the shortage of hormone replacement therapy patches is getting worse, and Pharmac has been too slow to act.

Film and TV correspondent Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to talk about Infiniti, a sci-fi mystery playing on the Rialto Channel, TVNZ's Motherhood anthology that looks at five short independent stories from Aotearoa and ThreeNow's High Country - a crime drama set in Victoria that stars New Zealand actress Sara Wiseman.

One in every three people between the ages of 18 and 34 still live at home with their parents, according to Stats NZ. How do you navigate sharing household costs with adult children who've either returned home or never left?

Tech commentator Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to look at revelations UK departments plan to use pupil data to check for benefit fraud and pursue parents.

The cost estimates of a second Ashburton Bridge are rising.

David Hill reviews Ans Westra: A Life in Photography by Paul Moon published by Massey University Press

Yuan Yang was born in Sichuan, China, in 1990 and moved with her parents to England when she was four.

UK correspondent Matthew Parris on a ruling from a Belfast judge that the plan to deport illegal migrants to Rwanda wouldn't apply in the province.

Business owners on a Wellington road undergoing a multi-million dollar upgrade, fear it may need to be ripped up again if water leaks persist.

A growing 'tent encampment' in Dunedin City was entirely predictable, say groups working with rough sleepers, as concerns grow for their welfare in winter.

Science correspondent Allan Blackman joins Kathryn to talk about the new research conducted on samples of composer Ludwig van Beethoven's hair, clipped from his head from fans as he lay dying. It's found a staggering amount of lead and other toxins in his body - could wine be to blame? And amid aurora-fever, what causes the different colours that feed into the incredible light display? Allan Blackman is a Professor of Chemistry, School of Science, Auckland University of Technology.

A year on from a divorce or long-term relationship breakup is about the right time to enter the dating world, says Auckland sex therapist Jo Robertson. "If it's too early you haven't been given enough time to reflect and grieve and feel pain. Also, if you've got kids in the picture, they haven't had enough time to grieve and to reflect. So yeah, I think a year - without wanting to create rules - is about a good time to start thinking about it," she tells Kathryn Ryan.