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Electoral Commission figures show enrolment among younger voters has steadily declined over the past decade. At the moment 43% of eligible 18-24-year-olds are unenrolled to vote in the upcoming general election. Approximately 187,000 young people are missing from the roll. Is there a historical precedent for this and what is the history of young Kiwis voting (or not voting)?

Every second Thursday we try to wrong some rights and solve some of the world's problems. Journalist Simon Wilson joined Susanna to discuss perimeter housing?

Time for NZ Sporting History, where we dig into the great names and moments in Kiwi sport. Today though, we're keeping it contemporary, because New Zealand athletics is having a moment right now. At the recent Commonwealth Games our track and field team came away with medals across sprints, jumps and throws, while a new generation of athletes is rewriting national records and making themselves known on the world stage. The World Athletics Ultimate Championship is taking place in Budapest this weekend, bringing the international season to a close. So, it feels like an appropriate time to ask: is New Zealand becoming a force in athletics once again? Sports journalist Grant Chapman has followed New Zealand sport for decades.

Susana Lei'ataua is joined by Professor Kirsty Ross from Massey University's School of Psychology.

Several galleries at The Auckland War Memorial Museum are set to remain closed until 2029 The immediate issue is asbestos - 1000s of taonga have to receive specialist cleaning. The museum is also using the opportunity to upgrade its ageing infrastructure. But there is a bigger issue sitting underneath the surface. Who pays for the upkeep of New Zealand's cultural institutions? And how? Like other museums much of the funding comes from Ratepayers... But as we look at local government reform and 4% rate caps, do we need a rethink? I'm joined now by Museums Aotearoa Chief Exec Jaenine Parkinson

Dame Juliet Gerrard was New Zealand's Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor for six years from 2018. She served during the Christchurch Mosque attacks, Whakaari/White Island eruption, and the COVID-19 pandemic. In her new book, she assesses the big policy decisions made during that period. Dame Juliet looks at science communication, in an age of growing misinformation and scepticism. The book is Front Row Seat: How Science Can (and Can't) Shape Public Decision-Making.

Thousands of young athletes. Nine different sports. And six weeks of competition right across Auckland. The Auckland Secondary School Winter Series is in full swing ... an event that's grown from a single week into a six-week sporting showcase Over the series, children will be competing in hockey, basketball, wrestling, karate, skateboarding, cycling, weightlifting, duathlon and rugby league. And one man who knows exactly where a love of sport can lead is Whanganui-born Max Brown, a two-time Olympic canoe sprint paddler

Wallace Chapman and Susana star in the shortest show on radio, where they show they really can make something out of nothing, join them to be part of their delight, or to simply despair. Wallace will also preview what's on The Panel tonight.

"Quiet quitting" started as a workplace trend on social media, describing how people stopped going above and beyond at work and started doing just enough to avoid getting fired. Now social media is talking about people who are "quiet quitting" their marriages, staying together while emotionally checking out. The conversations disappear, intimacy goes, and the relationship becomes more like a partnership for running a household. Alex Beattie helps people navigate separation and divorce because she's been there herself. She says Quiet quitting isn't a failure, it's a signal. She hosts The Divorce Planner podcast.

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Kelly Gibney shares her cosy Minestrone soup. Click here for the recipe