This weekend the Salzburg Festival opened in Austria with the production of Idomeneo directed by the rock star of international opera directing, Peter Sellars.

Supermarket chain Countdown is confident banning the sale of energy drinks to under 16s will make a difference to teenagers' overall health.

Danielle Street joins us with her fortnightly exploration of music's latest. Tonight it's an all New Zealand line-up of selections including Die! Die! Die!, Soccerpractise and Carnivorous Plant Society.

As Cabinet prepares to consider a bill that would remove abortion from the Crimes Act, Dame Margaret Sparrow speaks with Karyn about New Zealand's history of reproductive healthcare.

It's the fourth night of the stand-off at Ihumatao where a thousand people have gathered to support the Save Our Unique Landscape group SOUL. One of SOUL's founders, Pania Newton, speaks with Karyn from Ihumatao, as they prepare for the weekend.

This week our resident historian, Robert Kelly, is looking towards West Africa and and Liberia's connection to the current political rhetoric in the United States.

An online tool that helps New Zealanders search and compare New Zealand investments has won an award at the Good Design Australia Awards.

About 300 demonstrators remain at Ihumatao this evening in South Auckland after a three-day stand-off.

This week on Mediawatch Midweek Jeremy Rose talks to Karyn Hay about the new Netflix series The Great Hack and ponders whether the media is manipulating us.

A London pub is aiming to be the world's most ethical pub by employing the homeless and offering beer brewed from leftover bread.