17 year-old Caitlin O'Reilly has become the third person to swim 80km across Lake Taupo and back. The Ultra Marathon swimmer is the first person to complete the crossing in 36 years.

MP for Tauranga Simon Bridges, is calling it a day and will step down in a few weeks time. Joining Karyn to discuss the colourful career and resignation of Simon Bridges is author, satirist, public speaker and broadcaster David Slack.

The home of the Royal New Zealand Navy has a new commanding officer. Julie Simpkins has taken charge of the Devonport Naval base in Auckland. Commander Simpkins is a 33-year Navy veteran and she joins Karyn to discuss her new role.

Today the New Zealand Government announced we would be "offering shelter" for around 4000 people. Eugene Bidney left Ukraine when he was 16 years old and now lives in Canterbury but has family in Ukraine including his parents.

BBC World reporter Rich Preston joins Karyn Hay to report the latest news from around the world.

It's a largely unknown chapter in New Zealand history called Operation Grapple. Operation Grapple was a series of nuclear tests conducted in the Mid-Pacific by the British Government from May 1957 - September 1958.

Mark Dixon, CEO of Allergy New Zealand explains the severity of anaphylaxis to Karyn Hay.

Today the government acknowledged New Zealand's cost of living crisis and offered a reprieve from soaring petrol prices. National Party MP Stuart Smith shares his thoughts on the announcement.

Two nights in hospital and blistered feet have not dented the determination of Temel Atacocugu to finish his walk from Dunedin to Christchurch. Temel is a survivor of the Christchurch mosque shootings in 2019 and he left Dunedin on March the 1st in the name of peace to reclaim the path taken by the terrorist. Along the way he got severe blisters, fever and a blood infection, causing him to spend two nights in Timaru Hospital. He set off again yesterday on a bike and today made it as far as Ashburton.

The 710 kilometre Godzone race in the South Island is still going. The winning team crossed the finish line at Brighton beach south of Dunedin yesterday, but there are still more teams to come in. The race started on the West Coast last week and includes running, mountain biking, kayaking and trekking over mountains. Former All Blacks captain Richie McCaw and his team had to pull out during the race. Warren Bates is the creator of the Godzone race and he's at the finish line on Brighton Beach