Social media giant Meta says banning young people from its platforms will never work but supporters of a law change are crying foul, saying the owner of Facebook and Instagram is using the same tactics as big tobacco. Finn Blackwell has more.

Over $170,000 of desperately needed money has been raised for whanau in the flood ravaged East Cape of the North Island. But the chair of Manaaki Matakaoa says locals are in for a long slog when the initial response dies down and the community is left to ready themselves for the next bout of heavy weather. Bill Hickman has more.

Squash will debut at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and with the qualifying procedure now revealed it is good news for New Zealand's top player. There will be a men's and a women's competition with 16 players in each draw at the Olympics, and world number two Paul Coll is in line to make history. Sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Lisa Owen.

The National Iwi Chairs Forum has unanimously backed a High Court challenge from Hauraki iwi Ngāti Manuhiri against the Governments Marine and Coastal Area Act passed last year. The Act makes it harder for Māori groups to win customary title; a move the government says restores the legislation to its "original intent". The forum is meeting at Waitangi this week and will tomorrow meet with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Māori News journalist Pokere Paewai spoke to Lisa Owen from Waitangi.

US correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about Bill and Hillary Clinton agreeing to give evidence about their relationship with dead sex offender Jeffrey Epstein before Congress, as well as federal immigration agents in Minneapolis who will soon have to wear body cameras following the fatal shootings of two US citizens last month.

A gear change in driver licensing has some instructors concerned. The government has unveiled the first major changes to the system in 15 years, meaning drivers won't have to sit a second practical test when they go for their full licence. Under 25s will spend 12 months on their learner licence instead of the current six. For under 25s the time spent on a restricted licence is reducing from up to 18 months down to a year. New Zealand Institute Driver Educators president and Paeroa driving instructor Mark Revill-Johnson spoke to Lisa Owen.

United Kingdom correspondent Diane To spoke to Lisa Owen about Prince Andrew facing more pressure over his ties to the lat convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as well as others who have been caught up in Epstein's web.

News from the business sector, including a market report.

Several new laws will take affect in the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season, including reducing the influence of the much-maligned TMO. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen.

A Dunedin Wildlife Hospital suspects modern windows could be to blame for an increasing number of serious injuries in Aotearoa's native wood pigeon or Kereru. Window strike is the most common reason for Kereru ending up in hospital, hundreds of them over the past few years. Survival rates are also down to due to the severity of the injuries. General manager of Wildlife Hospital Dunedin, Suzanne Stephenson spoke to Lisa Owen.