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Jesse whips around the country sharing some of the events on this weekend for you to get amongst.

Freaky Friday is our home for all your ghost stories and brushes with the supernatural. If you have a story to share we'd love to hear from you, text 2101 or [email protected] Today's Freaky Friday guest initially got in touch with this story two years ago, but emergency back surgery meant he had to postpone our chat, so we're delighted to finally say hello to Phil Power

Move over Ryan Fox and Dame Lydia Ko, there's a new Kiwi golfer heading for the world stage. Tauranga Dad, James Goatley, is off to the UK next month to represent New Zealand and compete for a world golf title too. A mini golf title. James chats to Jesse.

Now we've all heard of basketball - but have you heard of 3x3 basketball? It features half a court, one hoop, two teams, and six players. And it turns out our New Zealand men's team is really good at it. They've picked up The Asia Cup and qualified for the three-ex-three World Cup in June. 3x3Tall Black, Aidan Tonge is with Jesse.

Landscape designer Jules Moore has just gold and 'Best Feature Garden' at the Shenzhen Flower Show - one of Asia's largest garden showcases - where Jules' display got more than two million visitors. Jules chats to Jesse.

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Kea Kids News celebrates children doing incredible things all over New Zealand, made by kids for kids, it offers a really cool perspective of what's going on in our country. And it is super successful .. the stories garner big numbers on YouTube, getting 9.8 million views a month and it's most popular video got 73 million views. 73 million views! Here to tell us more about it and how the kids in your life can get involved is Kea Kids News Executive Producer Luke Nola.

Every second Thursday we talk to Mary Holm about money matters, today she's going to focus on laddering - the best way to invest bank term deposits. Mary will explain how to set up laddering, how to ladder your mortgage and the importance of bargaining with your bank.

Last night the Football Ferns beat Papua New Guinea 1-0 to qualify for a sixth consecutive FIFA Women's World Cup. The 2027 event takes place June & July next year in Brazil. Today on Sporting history we're hearing from a woman who played at the last five. Ali Riley Ali captained the Football Ferns from 2017 through to her retirement from the game in 2025 She made it to five football World Cups, four Olympics, and has had stints at Chelsea, Bayern Munich, and multiple teams in the US pro league.

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It looks like Queenstown is about to get even busier with a new film and TV production village getting fast track approval from the Government. It'll be known as the 'Ayrburn Screen Hub' and it is planned as a 7,200 square-metre space for studios, offices, and accommodation units. To find out what this means for the local economy and New Zealand's screen industry, Film Otago Southland chair George Dawes chats to Jesse.