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There are growing calls for an overhaul of dog control laws with people in some communities forced to walk with weapons so they can fight off aggressive strays. Meanwhile Auckland Council's campaigning for changes to the thirty-year-old dog control act saying they need stronger powers to tackle unprecedented levels of roaming dogs and attacks that are putting communities at risk. Local Government Minister Simon Watts spoke to Lisa Owen.

Over the past eight years a Far North Bay has been transformed from underwater wasteland to a thriving marine ecosystem. But the change isn't the result of an official marine reserve - it's because of a no-take rāhui, or customary ban, set up by local hapu. Reporter Peter de Graaf has more.

A much-loved and long-running Auckland secondhand bookshop will live to write another chapter, having saved itself from closure. Hard to Find Books was struggling to find a new location for its hundreds of thousands of titles after its landlord - the Catholic Church - decided to sell the famous former convent where the shop has traded for eight years. Following months of hunting the shop has finally found a home, but as other secondhand bookshops close their doors it's still facing a tough fight for survival. Evie Richardson reports.

It's been a big 24 hours at the Winter Olympics in Milano. Kiwi freestyle skier Luca Harrington flipped his way to a bronze medal in the slopestyle final this morning to claim New Zealand's second medal of the Games. Meanwhile, on the ice-skating rink, flips have been a source of controversy. Sports correspondent Dana Johannsen spoke to Lisa Owen.

There's concern that some behaviour at Dunedin's annual Flo and O weeks is out of control and highly dangerous, with students clambering onto roofs. A young man was critically injured early this morning after falling about ten metres from an Otago University building. A wine bottle was found on a ledge. Senior Sergeant Craig Dinnissen spoke to Lisa Owen.

Americas correspondent Katie Silver spoke to Lisa Owen about a shooting in Canada.

Consumer expects power prices to increase by about five percent this year and has said it is lines charges that are to blame. Stats NZ figures show electricity went up 12.1 percent last year. Consumer's price forecast comes in the wake of the government's plans to build a liquefied natural gas import terminal, in a bid to soften price spikes, when renewable energy like solar and wind don't play ball. Paul Fuge who manages Powerswitch - the electricity comparison website operated by Consumer - spoke to Lisa Owen.

Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about violent clashes between police and protesters rallying in opposition to the controversial visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog.

News from the business sector, including a market report.

More than 60 medals have been won so far by athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics - including a silver for New Zealand - but these precious mementoes are barely surviving the celebrations. Women's downhill alpine skiing gold medallist Breezy Johnson hadn't even made it past her post-race media session with the BBC when hers fell apart. Games organisers are now investigating what has caused medals, of all colours, to crack or come apart. Sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Lisa Owen.