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Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram went down around the world from 5 o'clock this morning, hindering trading for some businesses completely reliant on it. Facebook apologised for the outage and say no user data was compromised, but there are increasing numbers of businesses who only operate on Facebook, and some have been victims of denial of service cyber attacks and struggled to reconnect with their customers. Is today's attack a warning to businesses to not put all their eggs in the Facebook basket? Tech commentator, Gorilla Technology chief executive, Paul Spain joins Bryan to discuss.

This afternoon Oceans and Fisheries Minister David Parker announced Kaikoura's Paua Fishery is set to reopen for the first time since an earthquake forced its closure in 2016. It will initially reopen for three months from 1st December and be closely monitored but it's good news for locals and seafood lovers. Strom Stanley is the Chairman of The Paua Industry Council and joins us to explain why it's been closed for so long and some of his favourite recipes for those wanting to get their hands on the much sought after delicacy

This morning Justice Minister Kris Faafoi announced the Government would undertake a sweeping review of many aspects of the country's electoral law prior to the 2026 election. They will be considering changes to funding of political parties, length of parliament's three-year terms and the voting age. Ella Flavell is Deputy Chair of the Wellington Youth Council and is involved with the youth-led campaign Make it 16 who are seeking to lower the voting age in Aotearoa. Ella joins us to discuss why the voting age should be lowered and what this announcement means for the campaign.

Bryan chats to Robin McNeill, from Invercargill, the CEO of Space Operations New Zealand Ltd, a new company providing commercial and civilian ground station services and launch support services at Awarua for international satellite companies.

Socio-linguist, Julia de Bres joins us once again - along with Reo teacher and former RNZ broadcaster Ana Tapiata - to discuss the media's use of Maori.

Rich Preston at BBC World keeps us up to date Japan is about to elect its new Prime Minister and it's Nobel Prize week. We'll discuss who the top contenders are thought to be.

The juggling act of looking after children and working from home is about to get a little easier for Auckland parents when childcare centres reopen on Wednesday. Although this is good news for the sector, the Early Childhood Council is calling for more clarity and guidance on managing the health risk, and preparing their staff and parents. Acting CEO Sue Kurtovich

As Auckland enters its 8th week of lockdown, many were relieved to hear the easing of restrictions. Aucklanders around the country have already begun planning their parties in the park this weekend but opposition leader Judith Collins is not a fan of the roadmap. She joins Bryan Crump to discuss the announcement.

Peter Lampp is tonight's sportscaster.

Our cultural ambassador from the world of contemporary dance, Malia Johnston joins us once again. Tonight she's taking a look at the art of the duet.