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TEC defends limits on nursing student enrolments; Willie Jackson on Labour's push for Maori party votes; Craig McCulloch on the second Luxon-Hipkins debate; Is New Zealand's brain drain to Australia slowing?

For ten years, a volunteer group has been trapping predators across 300 hectares of the Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park. In that time, they've removed more than 24,000 pests, bringing back native birds, bats and plants. And now they're venturing into new territory where they'll be trialling AI traps. Whakamarama Forest Project long-time trapper Alison McCulloch spoke to John Campbell.

It wasn't only party heavyweights going head-to-head on the campaign trail last night. In Stratford the leading contenders in the Whanganui electorate faced-off at a debate hosted by Federated Farmers at the TET Multisports Complex. Before heading along, our Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin hit Broadway to gauge interest in the up-coming election.

Costco might be heading for Christchurch. The American discount retailer is reportedly seeking fast track approval to open in the Garden City. If it gets the green light, it will likely be seen as another feather in the cap for a city that's thriving. John Plato, co-founder of Christchurch marketing and advertising agency Plato spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

When you hear music in a shop, or restaurant, or on the radio, a small part of that business's revenue ends up in the pocket of the songwriters. The agency responsible for making that happen in Australia in New Zealand is APRA - now in its 100th year. And for the past 61 years, the organisation has been recognising the best songwriters, with the APRA Silver Scroll. Hugh Sundae reports.

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Auckland's experience of the past 10 years shows that a key way to slow house price growth is to keep on top of supply. That's according to property data firm Cotality, which has released a new research note looking at how prices have moved over the past 10 years and since the peak. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Last night's ASB Great Debate in Queenstown put political leaders on the spot over fiscal fixes, food prices and the future of the economy. RNZ's Business Editor Corin Dann was at the finance debate and spoke to John Campbell.

The government says AI could make the public sector more efficient, favouring a 'light touch' approach to regulation relying on existing laws to manage risks. Wellington consultancy Dragonfly Data Sciences is already working with government agencies, including analysis of public submissions. Dragonfly's founder and director, and one of its principal data scientists, Edward Abraham spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.