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National has announced plans to bring back minimum car parking requirements for new developments. Community group Massey Matters spokesperson Lizzie Sayegh spoke to John Campbell.

Tens of thousands of people across the Wellington region haven't paid their first Tiaki Wai water bills, as debate ramps up about whether the agency's prices should be capped. Wellingtonians are staring down a future of price increases which a budget advisor says is causing people in the community deep stress. Wellington Mayor Andrew Little spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Tens of thousands of people across the Wellington region haven't paid their first Tiaki Wai water bills, as debate ramps up about whether the agency's prices should be capped. Wellingtonians are staring down a future of price increases which a budget advisor says is causing people in the community deep stress. Wellington Issues reporter Ellen O'Dwyer reports.

Tanya Lapu'aho speaks to John Campbell about the delays in treatment at Starship Hospital for her two-year-old son, Cillian. He has neuroblastoma, a cancer that develops in a child's nerve tissue. Killian requires chemotherapy and two bone marrow transplants. The second, which was successful, was delayed a few days due to staffing shortages.

An early morning update from RNZ's business team.

The Wellington North electorate turned up en masse last night, for the Te Aro Valley Meet the Candidates Debate. People were forced to stand outside in the rain to listen to lively heckling, witty humour and serious policy issues. The community-led forum at the Aro Valley Community Centre featured candidates vying to represent the student-heavy area of Te Aro and its surrounding suburbs in Parliament. Anya Fielding reports.

A New Zealand AI consultancy firm, Ten Past Tomorrow, says teenagers need more safeguards when using AI. In August, OpenAI rolled out its ChatGPT for Teens - a default, safer mode for under-18 users. But research done by Common Sense Media, a US non-profit watchdog organisation that advocates for online safety, found the chatbot still presents problems for young people, even going so far as to recommend teens don't use it at all. Ten Past Tomorrow Chief Executive, Mark Laurence spoke to John Campbell.

The US military is reportedly weighing up the use of a weapon known as the mother of all bombs in the Iran war. Correspondent Kate Fisher spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss from Washington DC.