Alex Clark tells us about Press Patron, a New Zealand online platform that makes it easy to support the future of journalism, via crowdfunding, membership payments and donations.

From the end of this month, the supermarket chain Countdown will be offering a low sensory quiet hour every week at all of its stores. Countdown's General Manager of Corporate Affairs, Safety and Sustainability - Kiri Hannifin - speaks with Karyn about the decision.

Friends and family of 19-year-old Mason Pendrous who lay undiscovered for several weeks in the halls of residence at the University of Canterbury are still trying to come to terms with his death, as are the staff and students at the University.

Our occasional Book Club series, Auckland author and publisher Debra Millar has almost lived at Auckland's Point Chevalier long enough to be considered a local. It's a pretty sedate place these days, but it's history has been the subject of her research and she speaks with Karyn tonight about her book The Point - History of Point Chevalier and it's People.

Tonight correspondent Olly Barrett reports from London about the the latest on Brexit as the EU considers what will be possible. Olly will also give an update on calls for the US diplomat's wife involved in a deadly crash to face justice in the UK, and how Londoners are bracing themselves for a second day of travel disruptions after climate change activists closed major roads and bridges on the first day of a fortnight of action.

A hangi is something many of us love, but do you know what goes into putting one down? Isaac Matai is Ngati Porou and is on the line from Gisborne sharing with Karyn how he learned.

Taika Waititi's acclaimed new film JoJo Rabbit previewed in Auckland last night and RNZ National's Simon Morris of At The Movies went along and told Karyn what he thought.

Danielle Street joins us with a preview of three new music selections that will feature on herTotally Wired show on Auckland's 95 bfm on Saturday mornings. Tonight she highlights Angel Olsen, Ben Woods and Green Grove.

Into it's fourth year, Pacific Fashion Fusion is the brainchild of director, stylist and social entrepreneur, Nora Swann, who pauses on the eve of the big event at Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau to tell Karyn about this year's show "Fashion Factory" and her other fashion missions.

Earlier this week an Adelaide resident watched as an eastern brown snake slid into her kitchen stove. Fortunately Rolly Burrell has been catching snakes for more than 40 years and he tells Karyn a few long snake catching tales.