Joe talks about the All Blacks test loss to the Springboks and looks ahead to the second test, and how New Zealand athletes are faring at the Paralympics and at on the tennis court at the US Open.

It's a season of blossoms and change and also variable weather - Xanthe talks to Kathryn about the season and when to prune, plant and pick.

A Kiwi billionaire who has banned working from home now wants to stop staff from leaving the office to get coffee.

Georgina discusses a business levy being used to 'prop up' Tākina convention centre.

We all have things that go wrong on the job - but having a formerly hot water bottle stuffed down your pants burst as you bow to a king probably isn't one of them.

The countdown is on to the first Harris-Trump debate next week and the needling continues.

Declining and ageing congregations, crumbling buildings and fewer clergy: are traditional Christian churches in crisis?

The SIS says threats to New Zealand's national security are increasingly likely to come from within - be it disgruntled government employees or those in desperate need of extra cash.

Today Kennedy joins Kathryn to talk about how technology is being harnessed in the fight against New Zealand's pests and predators. He's been looking at eradication projects in Northland, including Bay Bush Action, which is trying to free 2500 ha of Opua State Forest of predators, and Backyard Kiwi, which has been targeting stoats - and might be contributing to the health of kauri in the area in the process.

For a number of years now, chef Ganesh Raj has been teaching people how to eat well for less. It's the title of the book, based on his popular TV show with Michael van de Elzen, which is about to start filming for a fifth season. Ganesh also runs a YouTube channel called The Humble Yum Yum, promoting global food that doesn't cost the world. He's teamed up with South Seas Healthcare to run the Humble Yum Yum food education programme, focused on creating healthy family favourites on a budget. He joins Kathryn to talk about that - and share his favourite recipes, including one for chop suey and another for Korean BBQ Kimchi burgers.