What's going on between Canada and Saudi Arabia?...things have reached a head very quickly... to give us an overview in a moment I talk to Dr. Robert Patman,Professor of International Relations at the Department of Politics at the University of Otago in Dunedin. and Millenials drinking rose... yes you heard right... rose is on the up... wine maker Ollie Masters joins me to discuss the trend... And what 'reading for pleasure' can do for your children's future career prospects. Phillippa Duffy is the General Manager of the Otago University Book Shop.

Nurses unhappy with the newly minted pay deal Hate speech vs free speech. Signals from across the universe

At the beach with those attemptings to save a stranded humpback whale; we talk to a New Zealander in Lombok in the wake of the latest quake; and Lately Reads with The Far-Back Country by Kate Lyons.

Lately with Karyn Hay

Search and rescue have found the missing Australian climber alive on Mount Aspiring. The Kiwi Act: it's not a political party but an agreement with the United States. The co-founder of the Wellington Chocolate Factory, Gabe Davidson, will be with us later in the hour.

Construction firm Ebert has gone under, Te Papa is pushing ahead with plans to restructure its collections team and we'll be talking to Jackie McMillan who organises a group together at the Dunedin library..

The push against synthetic cannabis. Trump's olive branch to Iran The Maori roll - why keep it?

2500 new melanoma cases diagnosed in NZ each year. Who's looking after truck safety on our highways? Karen McMillan from NZ Booklovers has been reading Child Power by Raewyn Dawson.

Tonight on the show: Kauri Park on Auckland's North Shore has been temporarily closed to the public after a kauri in the park was confirmed to have kauri dieback disease. A selenelion (sell-a-nell-ion) will be visible to those in the deep South early tomorrow morning hopefully... we'll find out what a selenelion (sell-a-nell-ion) is (something to do with the blood moon) with Dr Duncan Steel from the Centre for Space Science Technology... and Oscar Mein (My-in) from the band Soaked Oats is my guest on Kiwi Rules tonight...he's going to pick a New Zealand track he likes...

Pods and pop concerts New Maritime Safety Rules Life on Mars.