RNZ: Nine To Noon

Liz looks at the Planning Bill, which is part of the legislative reform of the RMA, and what it means. 

Her new book 'A Year at Awakino Station' documents Jaz's life and includes the station's rich history and stunning photos. 

Ben, Gareth and Kathryn discuss whether Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has the support of his caucus.

Amy has the latest updates on the planned opening of the Central Rail Link, and more. 

Carole Beu of The Women's Bookshop in Auckland reviews The Society of Literary Marauders by Sasha Wasley, published by Pantera Press.

Syrian Loubna Mrie grew up believing the Assad regime her community, but as the Arab Spring reached Syria in 2011, she woke up to its brutality. 

Hungary's new Prime Minister increases his supermajority, meanwhile exit polls in Bulgaria show Eurosceptic ex-president Rumen Radev ahead. 

Access across and into some of the best outdoor areas in the country has become easier to access. 

Pharmacies delivering medicines to patients who can't make it into the stores are being hit by fuel cost surcharges. 

Torrential rains has caused flooding and landslides in Wellington. 

Moana Pasifika and Super Rugby, The Black Ferns will face Canada for the first time since the World Cup semifinal, and Charlisse Leger-Walker becomes the second New Zealander drafted to the WNBA.

Our comedians round out the week with some funny stories from the past week.

Around the motu: Tom Hunt from Wellington's The Post.

Elizabeth Heritage reviews Party Boy by Breton Dukes, published by Te Herenga Waka University Press.

The Urban Art Foundation aims to expose people to art by placing it among city landscapes, where people can view for free. 

It's a long way from New York City to Rakiura Stewart Island, but that's the path Jessica Howland Kany has taken. 

The shock from the Iran war continues to worsen in the Asia region, plus rising concern about the relocation of American military resources.

The online cenotaph database holds 270,000 records, while its website holds digitised versions of 1 million items.

An Auckland charity that furnishes Auckland houses for people escaping family violence has just completed its one thousandth home.

Mainfreight has approached AT asking to open bus lanes to couriers and trucks. Auckland mayor Wayne Brown responds.

Film and television producer Tom Augustine talks about reaction to Euphoria's new season, new comedy Margo's Got Money Troubles starring Elle Fanning and Michelle Pfeiffer; The President's Cake, a film about a 9-year-old Iraqi girl tasked with baking a compulsory cake for Saddam Hussein and Mr Loverman, debuting this week on Rialto. Tom Augustine is an Auckland-based film-maker, writer and critic

In New Zealand, there is currently no meaningful age-verification system to prevent young people viewing often graphic content. 

Peter Griffin on Amazon's acquisition of satellite operator GlobalStar, which will have major implications for satellite broadband. 

Jonathan discusses local rates rises, debates over the cost of maintaining the man-made Lake Hood, and more. 

Lynn Freeman reviews Son of Nobody by Yann Martel, published by Text Publishing.

A New Zealand monk missing on a remote Scottish Island is believed to be dead, according to the local diocese. Justin Evans went missing from Papa Stronsay over the weekend and there have been no sightings despite extensive searches. 

A senior lecturer at the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington, Tina has built a distinguished career examining the Maori-Pakeha experience. 

Steph Sypro is the Daily Express' deputy political editor.

It was written by Dorothy Theomin for her cousin Allison Hallenstein - yes, those Hallensteins - during her North Island travels in 1910.  

It's been dubbed the Temu Tax - but changes to the low-value levy won't be charged directly to consumers. The levy is charged to freight companies. 

A new report profiles scientists cast adrift by recent government funding cuts - many enduring unemployment or forced to move abroad. 

Summer holidays have long since faded for most workers and the realities of being back to the grind might be settling in. When do work grumbles or dissatisfaction turn into something else - like burnout? 

For some, the words "arriba" and "andale" will always help conjure an image of an extremely fast mouse in a Mexican hat. Speedy Gonzales is making a comeback, years after he got cancelled.

Kaitlyn talks to Kathryn about the clean up after Cyclone Vaianu, the kiwifruit orchard in Tauranga being cleared for a housing sub-division, an award winning Tauranga barber who has been changing lives along with cutting hair and the historic stagecoach photo being reimagined as a painting for the Te Puke RSA

Renata Hopkins reviews Whidbey by T Kira Madden, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand.

On a February day Sally Wenley's boarding school took students on a picnic - she woke in Christchurch's Burwood Spinal Unit to learn she's a paraplegic. What happened that day is explored in Sally's memoir The Crash.

Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst looks at the tour by Harry and Meghan - who's picking up the security bill? The Opposition's new migration policy would introduce Trump-style social media checks for visa holders coming to Australia and a tragic death of a 14-year-old highlights the dangers of e-scooters. Annika Smethurst is Victorian Affairs editor at The Age

The Koekoea, or long tailed cuckoo's, call signals the arrival of spring as they migrate back from the Pacific Islands. But they're in decline, and scientists need public help. 

As The Boys heads into its fifth and final season, Kiwi actor Karl Urban remains its beating heart. Over four seasons he's turned the gravel-voiced, vengeance-fuelled Billy Butcher into an intriguingly complex anti-hero. 

The latest data shows dozens of rural schools have had e-coli breaches in their water supplies, and several did not issue public notices.

Marc Hinton with the latest sports news. 

He has been lauded as one of New Zealand's architectural greats and compared to the likes of Ian Athfield.