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Westpac says changes it is making to its credit card rewards system reflect changing customer preferences. It has removed the option of using credit card points to purchase merchandise and has instead started offering cashback offers to customers. That is alongside its existing hotpoints pay system, which allows customers to use points to clear past transactions or pay for future purchases.

Standards New Zealand is defending the new approach to building standards, but engineers say the system hasn't kept up with the times.

Health New Zealand is urging the country to brush up on the symptoms of meningococcal disease after it caused the death of a young adult in Waikato. National Public Health Service clinical director of protection Dr Susan Jack spoke to John Campbell.

National is promising to invest in South Island's infrastructure, if re-elected. Southern Infrastructure CEO Ross Copland spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke to Morning Report.

A Mount Maunganui pizzeria has closed its doors, with the owner saying ongoing road closures have made his business untenable. Half of Adams Ave was closed to traffic in late July when renewed movement was detected at the site of January's deadly landslide. Michele Delaini is the owner of Rustica pizzeria spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

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It's less than a month until Auckland's City Rail Link opens, but a transport advocate says the city risks not making the most of it. Since April, Auckland Transport has been running a trial to allow cars on some bus lanes around Te Wai Horotiu station after 7pm and before 7am. The idea is that it will improve evening access to key arts and entertainment venues. Business Association Heart of the City pushed for the trial, saying banning general traffic around parts of Queen Street and Wellesley Street was hurting economic recovery. Connor Sharp - from the transport and urban advocacy organisation Greater Auckland - spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss

More than $25m is being asked for to transform Taumatamaire Road as a detour to State Highway 3 whenever the gorge is closed.