The Far North iwi leader who said he would take the government to court over inaction on climate change has filed papers at the High Court in Wellington this afternoon.

The Netball World Cup clash between New Zealand and Australia is underway at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool.

Colin Peacock recalls how the media dealt with what happened at Lords, there's a drought-breaking surge of local TV comedy and a surprising comedy confession, with some up-close coverage of the fallout from 'Taken by the State'.

It's the eve of New Zealand's International Film Festival which opens for the 51st time in Auckland tomorrow night before touring its program around the country.

Jewish community leaders joined Muslim officials in Christchurch today to hand over a million dollars raised for the victims of the Christchurch mosque attacks.

The Lately Book Club is a way to explore the world with writers through their work. Tonight poet and critic Steven Toussaint talks about something very interesting that is going on in New Zealand poetry at the moment. His new book is Lay Studies.

As torrential rain bring floods and landslides ripping through areas of Nepal, Bangladesh and India, policymakers and climate scientists from more than 60 countries are meeting in Kathmandu to discuss the impact of climate change and to assess adaptation measures.

The residents of a small Bay of Plenty beach settlement at risk from potentially deadly debris flows will be offered market value for their properties - if they decide to leave.

The latest of our fortnightly 'I Didn't Know That' segment looks at the 5G network. It keeps turning up in the headlines but what does it mean for us? Dr Faraz Hasan is a Senior Lecturer in Communication Engineering at Massey University talks us through a practical definition.

Strong weather has been closing in on both the North and South Islands bringing snow to low levels, heavy downpours, and gales in some areas with another stormy front due again later in the week. Chris Brandolino from NIWA explains to Karyn what weather conditions will be happening and where and to how to prepare for it.