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While much of the sporting world is focused on New Zealand and Australia for the football world cup - another world cup is set to get underway in South Africa. The Silver Ferns will start their netball world cup campaign against Trinidad & Tobago tomorrow night. RNZ's Bridget Tunnicliffe is in Cape Town covering the cup.

There aren't not many people who accidentally become daffodil farmers, but that's exactly what happened to Hogan Gill. He's known as "Daffa-dude", and he even has a daffa-dog.

A Dunedin mountaineer is on the way to being one of the first New Zealanders to climb Mt Worsley. 20-year-old Lily Cole, is heading to South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands this September as one of four young mountaineers chosen by the Antarctic Heritage Trust to attempt the climb.

New Zealand's first electric tractor is here, and it's kind of a big deal. It's not much bigger than a ride-on lawnmower, but the Monarch costs about $200,000. Mike Casey is the owner/operator of Forest Lodge Orchard.

Internet-friendly cats in all their feline glory are about to take centre stage at Nelson's historic music auditorium. The Nelson Centre of Musical Arts is about to host what's likely to be the country's first cat video festival.

Nights is off to London tonight - The Tower of London to be exact. Rob Fuller is the New Chief Yeoman Warder at The Tower of London, and he joins us Nights to talk about his role as a Yeoman - or a "beefeater" as they're more commonly known.

Deep below the Antarctic ice, thousands of light sensors are set up to detect tiny, ghost-like astronomical messengers. They're there to help scientists detect and study neutrinos, one of the most abundant particles in the universe. Professor Jenni Adams from the University of Canterbury.

Hayden Donnell hosts this week's Midweek Mediawatch and shares the latest news and happenings in New Zealand's media.

Auckland's student radio station, 95bFM, is asking its listeners to buy part of their record collection in an effort to keep the lights on. General manager Tom Tremewan says it's not a popular decision it's one that had to be made if the station station wants to remain on air.

Canterbury farmer Angela Blair has set up a petition calling on the government to only use wool carpets in its buildings. It comes after the Ministry of Education's decision to fit out hundreds of rural schools with US-made nylon carpet.