Nine To Noon

Rob Watson is a BBC political correspondent.

Wellington couple Jim and Mary Barr have donated over 400 artworks from their private collection to Dunedin Public Art Gallery.

New Zealand appears to be sliding backwards on every factor that measures social cohesion.

As a new 3.5 per cent compulsory KiwiSaver contribution rate begins hitting paychecks, are balances tracking to meet retirement needs?

Science correspondent Allan Blackman details three studies, including one that looks at the mystifying auto-brewery syndrome where people appear to be affected by alcohol but have imbibed none. He'll also look at one that has found no link between autism and taking paracetamol while pregnant and that nuclear fusion may never be cost-competitive with renewable energy. Allan Blackman is a Professor of Chemistry, School of Science, Auckland University of Technology

In 1943 Sergeant Haane Manahi secured a key victory for the Allies, taking a small band of soldiers from the Maori battalion to claim victory in the battle of Takrouna in Tunisia. It involved leading his men up a 300 metre rocky outcrop and under mortar and machine gun fire captured the feature, with 60 Italian and German soldiers surrendering. A new film, in cinemas tomorrow, re-enacts the battle, and includes voices of Sergeant Haane, as well as interviews with descendents of the 28th Maori Battalion. Manahi's niece Donna Morrison is the film's producer - she is spearheading calls for her uncle to have his his Distinguished Conduct Medal upgraded to the Victorian Cross. Alex Tarrant plays Sergeant Haane, and Tearepa Kahi is the director, and writer of the film. Tearepa talks to Kathryn.

Chris talks to Kathryn about how the community is reeling after the triple homicide of a mother and two children.

Cynthia Morahan reviews Python's Kiss by Louise Erdrich, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand.

Consumer NZ is calling for a law change to speed up the return of retirement village payments if a resident leaves. The lobby group says retirement villages can be expensive, and when someone leaves they get their money back - minus management fees of up to 30 percent. But currently there's no timeframe set down for that repayment to happen, and that can leave residents and their families in a tough position financially. The government is planning changes to the Retirement Villages Act that would reduce wait times to no more than 12 months. But Consumer NZ says that can be too long for some. It's launched a petition this morning - Consumer's CEO Jon Duffy talks about why it's needed.

Her debut novel is told through the eyes of two women - over 100 years apart.