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Now, if you're one of the millions of people around the world who participate in a fantasy sport league, we've found your next obsession. Meadow Fresh has just launched Fantasy Herd - yes you read that right - a new fantasy-sports style game powered by real cows. Instead of athletes, players can select dairy cows from a working farm in North Otago. You can pick a captain, make transfers and watch as your cows earn points - there's $20,000 up for grabs too! Tim Richards, the North Otago farmer whose real herd stars in Fantasy Herd, chats to Jesse.

Ruwani Perera is a reporter for The Hui, she joins Jesse to share some TV shows that seem to have everyone talking. The New Years - Prime Video/Mubi Heated Rivalry - NEON The Traitors Season 4 (US version) - Three Now

How do you know what you read online is accurate and real? We're asking because an investigation has discovered that fake "New Zealand news" pages are flooding Facebook and they are proving very hard to distinguish from reality. RNZ's Digital Explainer Editor Nik Dirga did a deep dive into a page calling itself "NZ News Hub" which lifts legitimate reporting from trusted outlets such as RNZ, Stuff and the New Zealand Herald and pairs it with low-quality AI-generated images or videos. Nik chats to Jesse.

Laneway Festival is on at Auckland's Western Springs Park today with some big stars like Chappelle Roan headlining along with lots of local acts. Gates opened at 1230 and the event ends at 10pm, so it's a big ole day for festival goers. Fortunately, comedian Chris Parker has made a guide of sorts to surviving the gig, especially if you are over 30.

Personal finance whizz Mary Holm is back for 2026 and today she's talking about investing in gold, silver and bitcoin.

We're making our way through the alphabet diving deep into all things Kiwiana - looking at the people, places and moments that make up New Zealand. We're up to the letter 'O' so today we'll be discussing the "big O.E" the overseas experience that's long been a rite of passage for young New Zealanders. Over the next half hour, we'll hear from someone who went to London and never came back, a teenage traveller who did things a little differently and what an OE looks like in 2026.

Here to help navigate the issues is Professor Kirsty Ross from Massey University's School of Psychology. This week she's looking at family feuds, outspoken friends and thin-skinned colleagues.

It'll get 35 million dollars from the Government's Regional Infrastructure Fund to build the bespoke facility, and its purpose will be to house what the company refers to as their "next generation device", Tahi. To explain what all of that means and how it could impact how we generate and consume energy, OpenStar CEO and founder Ratu Mataira chats to Jesse.

Ralph Johnston, the Waitangi Trust Chief Executive, talks us through some of the most memorable moments of Waitangi Day commemorations.

Auckland Professor Dame Margaret Brimble has more accolades than many of us have had hot dinners, that's an exaggeration of course but goodness me the list is long. She's been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society London, awarded the Royal Society London Davy Medal, and had awards from the American Chemical Society and other highly esteemed places. Now Dame Margaret has been named an Honorary Fellow by the Royal Society of Chemistry - that's the organisation's highest accolade. To put that in perspective, of the seven people named Honorary Fellows, three were Nobel Prize winners. Dame Margaret chats to Jesse.