University of Auckland's political science professor Maria Armoudian speaks with Robert Kelly about the implications of this directive from the Trump administration on the American political status quo.

President Donald Trump's deployed federal law enforcement to three major US cities, as protestors continue to take to the streets. unrest continues. One of those cities is Chicago, where New Zealander Robbie Ellis hosts a radio show, and speaks with Robert Kelly about the mood on the ground.

This week marks the anniversary of Aotearoa's capital moving to Wellington. Robert is joined by the Chief Historian of the Ministry of Culture and Heritage, Neill Atkinson, to discuss the fraught political history of where parliament sits.

Economists have labelled the government's wage subsidy scheme an expensive exercise in delaying the inevitable. Infometrics' Gareth Kiernan joins Robert to discuss his forecasting.

China has launched its first rover mission to Mars - Tianwen-1 - which will take seven months to reach the Red Planet. Meanwhile the Trump Administration has requested the China consulate leaves Houston, Texas. The ABC's Bill Birtles with an update from Beijing.

A Maori woman missed out on 10 rental properties in Christchurch in two weeks and then she westernised her name, reapplied for the rentals and heard back from three of the landlords. Human Rights Commissioner Meng Foon says this is not an isolated incident.

Hayden Donnell from RNZ Mediawatch joins Robert to look at a hectic few days in the local media.

The impact of lockdown and the negative psychological consequences of Covid-19 on Australians are being monitored and documented by the Black Dog Institute - a not-for-profit organisation making a change in the mental health space. Tonight Robert speaks with Black Dog's clinical research fellow Peter Baldwin.

The Victorian Premier says people must self-isolate as soon as they feel sick, or the six-week lockdown in Melbourne will have to be extended. Those under lockdown in Melbourne must wear masks from midnight tonight.

Dunedin man Keith Dickson ditched the cake and took to the ice to celebrate his 73rd birthday, making the hike to Otago's Poolburn Reservoir to skate near-nude on the frozen dam. .