Nights

Nic Beets is a clinical psychologist and family therapist who has specialised in relationship and sex therapy throughout his three decades of practice.

Big changes are afoot at Queenstown Airport as it plans for more technology, more bicycles, and a 33 percent increase in the number of passengers over the next decade. But the airport is assuring locals the number of flights will stay pretty much the same.

Imagine swimming 10 kms, biking 421 kms, running two consecutive marathons - and obliterating the world record at the same time. That's what Kiwi Simon Cochrane has just done.

The Doc Edge Film Festival is kicking off in Auckland this evening. Annie Goldson has produced and directed documentaries and docudramas for 30 years in the United States and New Zealand - she's at the opening night.

Mokonui-a-rangi Smith is a traditional Ta Moko artist from West Auckland, and his story features between the covers of a new anthology called Past the Tower, Under the Tree: Twelve Stories of Learning in Community.

Books definitely aren't dead - they're alive and well and being circulated among busy book clubs up and down the country. Renee Blackburn from the Book Discussion Scheme.

A Taranaki vinyl collector gave away 2,000 records at the New Plymouth Senior Citizens Hall over the weekend. Brian Wafer describes himself as record-obsessed; formerly he ran Ima Hitt record label and store.

Scientists have been debating whether Saturn's rings are relatively young, or ancient. A new study suggests their time is short and their existence fleeting. Dr Nick Rattenbury, Department of Physics at the University of Auckland.

This coming Wednesday the Reserve Bank (RBNZ) will be having its latest review of the Official Cash Rate (OCR). Will there be surprises? Brad Olsen, Chief Executive and Principal Economist at Infometrics.

If you've ever wondered what it's like inside a black hole, an interactive science roadshow could be the closest you ever get. Otago Museum's showcase, Tuhura Tuarangi - which means 'to discover space' - is open in Hamilton Central library. The museum's science engagement coordinator Andrew Mills.