Nine To Noon

Technology correspondent Peter Griffin joins Kathryn to look at the hefty fines being introduced to the Australian parliament this week for repeated or serious privacy breaches, tech company earnings what do their results say about the health of the economy and what are some of the key tech takeaways from China's 20th Party Congress?

Quentin Johnson reviews The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man by Paul Newman, published by Penguin Random House

Whether accidentally, or by design, humans have had a great impact on the face of New Zealand. Richard Wolfe unravels the history and considers our future in his 41st book: Footprints on the Land: How Humans Changed New Zealand.

UK correspondent Hugo Gye looks at the line-up of new UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's cabinet and some of the decisions he's made in his first full day in office - including abandoning fracking.

South Aucklanders are growing their own organic fruit and veg in a company carpark. As a way of easing staff shopping bills, Mangere-based drinks distributors Hancocks has lined its car park with garden pods for growing fresh produce.

Outgoing Principal Youth Court Judge, John Walker, tells Kathryn about how youth court has changed over the years. He says the young people who do come before the court have complex issues underlying their offending - and the challenge is to address those issues early to avoid a "revolving door".

Auckland Art Gallery's Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera Art and Life in Modern Mexico exhibition saw the highest visitation numbers on record for a ticketed exhibition's opening weekend since 2011. Kathryn is joined by Kirsten Lacy, who's the director of the Auckland Art Gallery, to talk about the pair's popularity.

Andrew Hubbard, the acting chief executive of Citizens Advice Bureau joins Kathryn to look at private sales, like buying of Facebook Marketplace, and what your rights are if something goes wrong.

Cynthia Morahan reviews A Pocketful of Happiness by Richard E. Grant, published by Simon & Schuster.

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Historian Dr Jock Phillips' latest work tells the story of New Zealand using 100 objects. Objects such as the sewing kete of an unknown 18th-century Maori woman; cannons from the Endeavour; the shields used by Springbok tour protestors and the soccer ball given as a tribute to a victim of the Christchurch Mosque shootings.