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Medical experts are warning sports bodies need to do more to manage the risks of heat illness in football, after recent tournaments in the Pacific were played in extreme conditions. During the recent Women's World Cup qualifier, three Samoan players were struck down by heatstroke in temperatures nearing 40 degrees. It's highlighted the dangers of heat illness in top level sport. Sports editor Dana Johannsen spoke to Lisa Owen.

New Zealand's sharemarket has taken a hit today as economic ripples from the war in the Middle East, are felt further afield. The NZX50 joined other markets in the region, including Australia, Japan and Korea, in seeing investors rattled by the war and oil price hikes. The market closed 3.2 percentage points lower, while the S&P200 in Australia is currently tracking the same way, around 3.3 percent down. Jeff Ruscoe, the managing director of AMP Wealth Management spoke to Lisa Owen.

"It's been left unchecked for way too long." That said by an Auckland primary school principal who's had to hire a school counsellor to deal with the damage caused by social media. Bryce Mills said children aged as young as eight are being exposed to extreme online content. It's prompted calls to urgently push through a ban on social media for under-16s. Bella Craig reports.

The price of aviation fuel has 'gone ballistic' according to the boss of a New Zealand airline. Brent crude oil cracked 110 US dollars a barrel today. One of Europe's most popular budget airlines indicated last week that its profit could halve as a result of the war in the Middle East. New Zealand law requires a minimum of 28 days of petrol and 24 days of jet fuel to be "on hand." Air Chathams chief executive Duane Emeny spoke to Lisa Owen.

A former executive has been sentenced to 10 months home detention in the Auckland District Court today for paying an underage girl for "commercial sexual services." Reporter Finn Blackwell spoke to Lisa Owen.

The Prime Minister has fronted the media, with a full-throated defence of both the governments economic response to the Iran War and his leadership. He said the media went a bit bananas last week about his leadership following Friday's disastorous poll which had his National party languishing on 28 percent - but he insists he's not going anywhere. Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Lisa Owen.

The surgeon who removed a Manawatu's woman's stomach following a weight loss operation in Turkey is raising concerns about the risks of medical tourism. Jimmy Ellingham reports.

Sports reporter Jonty Dine speaks to Lisa Owen about the latest developments from Super Rugby Pacific.

The annual hot cross bun fight has begun and it can get pretty heated. When is it too early to start selling them and how much should they be? James Bryant, the founder and owner of bakery Knead on Benson spoke to Lisa Owen.

Mojtaba Khamenei was chosen by Iran's Assembly of Experts to succeed his father who was killed at the beginning of the latest conflict. It comes as the conflict in the middle east enters its tenth day. Dubai correspondent Fiona Nicole Mee spoke to Lisa Owen.