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Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, so tonight we're exploring whether romance with human-like dolls or AI holograms or chatbots will replace real love.

Patrick Reynolds is deputy chair of Auckland Council's City Centre Advisory Panel and joins Mark to talk about the Central Rail Link.

Jeremy Johnson, Chair of Christ's College board, joins Emile - his fellow Christ's College Old Boy.

Locals in Bream Bay have raised concerns about a fast-tracked sand mining plan which could turn pristine beaches in the area to a muddy mess.

Guy Williams' Waitangi run-in with David Seymour and the Act leader's pushback at the Herald, plus new government plans to help local media.

International touring and ticketing company Live Nation is changing the way the handle concert photography when artists tour in New Zealand.

Dave 'DJ Hudge' Hudgins is the organiser of Something Else - a two-day jazz festival happening at Aotea Square this coming weekend as part of Auckland Live.

It's taken long time but finally there will be one card to rule them all - bus and public transport services that is. Motu Move is a contactless fare payment system which will eventually be able to be used to pay for or buses, trains and ferries across Aotearoa A trial is already underway in Christchurch and next year Wellingtonians will be some of the first in the country to try out this new system. So to find out a bit more about all this and why it's a cause for celebration Mark Leishman talks to Greater Wellington Regional Councillor and public transport advocate Thomas Nash. [picture id="4MTNHHOīmage_crop_101645" crop="16x10" layout="full"]

It all seems quite surreal but New Zealand Rugby announced today it was taking sponsor INEOS owned by billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who is also a part owner of Manchester United football club. The NZR alleges the petrochemical company has breached its sponsorship agreement and failed to pay the first instalment of the 2025 sponsorship fee.t. The sponsorship deal is believed to have been worth around eight million dollars a year. So how did it all come to this and was it inevitable a deal with a billionaire with reputation for a reputation for being cut throat would end on unfavourable terms for New Zealand Rugby. To help us answer that Mark Leishman speaks to RNZ digital sports reporter Jamie Wall. [picture id="4LMVBFF_jr_jpg" crop="16x10" layout="full"]

Ruth Money has been appointed as New Zealand's new Chief Victims Adviser. She speaks to Mark Leishman.