Nominations for the position of Green Party co-leader closed earlier tonight, with current co-leader James Shaw the only candidate. That doesn't mean he gets to keep his job though.

Heading into Day seven of the Commonwealth Games - New Zealand sits fourth on the medal table with 35 medals, including 16 golds. Joining us from the games village is our reporter Bridget Tunicliffe.

Scurrilous rumours hit NZME in the pocket; Mini-doco about gay cricketer sparks debate; TV News themes -- Bill Bailey's BBC apocalyptic rave; and MPs in harmony - literally.

Live Update from the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

The National Party leader has joined the long list of satirical political puppets at The Backbencher. Bryce Curtis is the puppet maker - he tells us who has been the trickiest of all the political puppets he's made.

Tuesday means Eat of the Week - An item that represents great value - because it's in season and plentiful This week the eat of the week is ..... Parsnips

Prolonged cold rainy periods around the country are driving bugs indoors this winter -- some bugs you wouldn't normally see so many of. Shane Warland from DeBug Nelson knows all about who's coming to visit.

Who said the market is cooling? A storage space has collected a price at auction that even surprised the real estate agent.

With a total of 24 medals including 13 gold, The NZ Team is off to a great start at the Commonwealth games. RNZ's team at the games will join us with an update from Birmingham.

Pūkeko sausages are coming to foodbanks in Nelson after a hunt organised by Fish and Game. 180 different game birds were harvested at the event, and now there's been a "groundswell" in donations of game.