Two-way quarantine free travel is poised to begin in less than a fortnight between New Zealand and Australia after months of delay. Tourism Industry Aotearoa's Chris Roberts will talk about the impact of today's announcement on New Zealand's tourism businesses and the wider economy.

On this day back in 1773 the first ever beer was brewed in New Zealand. It was brewed by Captain Cook on Resolution Island in Dusky Sound. To tell us about it is Christchurch brewer Paul McGurk, whose Wigram Brewing Company has attempted to replicate Cook's beer - so learned all about how he made it.

The Living Wage rate is set to rise to 22 dollars 75 per hour from September. Living Wage Aotearoa says the three percent increase is based on the average annual earnings movement in the last June quarter. There are more than 200 accredited Living Wage Employers. The national convenor for Living Wage Aotearoa, Annie Newman, talks to Susana about what impact the rise will have.

You may have heard in the news, coverage of ACC's denial of cover to women who suffer the most common type of childbirth-related injury. Cover of perineal tears has fallen dramatically since last June, when ACC found its former policy was more generous than legally required. Bernadette Nolan is a Pelvic Health & Women's Physiotherapist in Hawke's Bay

The latest on the proposed fusion of TVNZ and RNZ into a public media behemoth. Journalists hone in on Judith Collins' weaknesses on key policy issues such as housing and also how her MPs are leaking against her. MediaWorks has launched an inquiry into the conduct of its employees, as at least one radio host resigns. And finally, some belated efforts by the media to stop honouring one of the founders of the Mt Hutt skifield an unrepetant Nazi, Willi Huber who was in the SS-Waffen, a force which started out as Hitler's bodyguard and became a fighting unit in World War II under the command of Henrich Himmler. They were known for their fanaticism in defence of the Nazi cause.

Electricity line charges are set to rise in Central Otago by a whopping 60 percent in the next five years Today, the Commerce Commission gave the Dunedin City Council-owned lines company Aurora Energy the go-ahead to spend 563-million dollars fixing and running its network over the next five years. The area affected is Dunedin, Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes. It's got Central Otago Grey Power worried older people will have to make impossible choices when faced with paying the power bill or paying for groceries Tim Cadogan is the Central Otago District Council Mayor

About 500 people gathered on Courtenay Place Wellington tonight to rally for a city free from sexual violence. For nearly a year, there has been a growing conversation around how unsafe the capital is, with a reported rise in serious violence dating back to August. And a discussion over the threat of sexual violence specifically, has ramped up in recent months. Tamatha Paul is a Wellington City Councillor for the Lambton Ward and the portfolio leader for City Safety and Youth.

A $3 million Ralph Hotere mural owned by Hamilton City Council has been in storage for more than three years because there is no public space big enough to hang it. The mural is 8.5m wide and 5m high and was created for and housed in the foyer of the Founders Theatre in Hamilton until it was closed over safety concerns in 2016. So it's been stored since then and will remain stored and out of the public view until 2023 when a new threatre is built. Hamilton's general manager of venues, tourism and major events, Sean Murray explains why the decision was made to store the mural.

A rahui has officially been enacted today to help protect the Foveaux Strait oyster fishery from the potential spread of a deadly parasite. Dr Catherine Duthie from Biosecurity New Zealand explains what happens now

An immigration lawyer says a group of Chinese nationals awaiting deportation are exploited workers who should be protected. The men were arrested for working illegally at building sites in Auckland. Nine are in Mt Eden jail, while another has been separated from the group. The lawyer for the nine, Matt Robson, says they are the victims of what he suspects is a human-trafficking ring and their detention is a breach of government policy. Simon Laurent is an immigration lawyer and the former chair if the New Zealand Association for Migration and Investment.