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Arch rivals Labour and National fronted media together today in a rare show of allegiance against the country's housing supply crisis. The cross-party initiatives strip back the consenting process and free up zoning to allow more density. But as lovely as this sounds, the question remains; will it mean more houses? Building Industry Federation Chief Executive Julien Leys joins us.

We find out about environmental finance - climate finance, sustainable investing, energy markets and carbon markets with Dr. Sebastian Gehricke from the University of Otago Business School.

Patrick Phelps from Minerals West Coast joins us once again to look at how the West Coast might switch its economy from primary and extractive industries, like mining, to the often sugested alternative of tourism.

Rob Hugh-Jones at BBC World keeps us up to date as the big climate summit in Scotland approaches, we cover significant developments around the world relating to the pandemic and fossilised dinosaur remains are to be auctioned off in France this week.

If there has ever been a time to head out on the water and get your rods out it's now. Apparently lockdown was good for one thing and that is replenishing the ocean! The editor of NZ Fishing News, Grant Dixon joins us now to share his post-lockdown fishing tales.

This evening at 5:15pm emergency services rushed to the High Flyers building on the Square as the iconic building in Palmerston North was ravaged by fire. Firefighters believe it to be suspicious. Joining us from the scene is Jimmy Ellingham.

Tonight's sportcaster on the line from Auckland is Rikki Swannell.

Fergus Barrowman joins us once again with a selection of his best jazz picks.

Marking National Anaesthesia Day on Monday we talk to Dr Morgan Edwards, obstetric anaesthetist at North Shore hospital.about anaesthesia and having a baby.

A brand new time capsule is being built into a new CBD development in Invercargill. The project director Greg Cotton came up with the idea and he joins Karyn to discuss the thinking behind it, and what's going in the capsule.