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A new partnership between a local translation software company and Microsoft aims to bring vastly more daily news in te reo Maori in print and online. Straker Translations is based in Tamaki Makaurau, listed on the Australian stock exchange, and has a growing list of global customers, including a recent contract signed with the United Nations. The business uses AI, machine-learning and human translators to provide translations in a multitude of languages. Founder and CEO Grant Straker (Ngati Raukawa) says the partnership with Microsoft will enable news media to translate whole articles into te reo Maori at scale. He speaks with Kathryn Ryan, along with Microsoft New Zealand Managing Director Vanessa Sorenson.

Ursula joins Kathryn to continue the discussion of whether suspects who are subject to police or other investigations should be able to keep that information out of the media using the law of privacy. Ursula Cheer is a professor of Law at the University of Canterbury.

Today marks 50 years since the Maori language petition was presented at Parliament, igniting the Maori language movement. On a cold September 14th 1972, Hana Te Hemara and a group of elders and language champions marched on parliament presenting the petition signed by 33 thousand Maori and Pakeha, and calling for the introduction of Maori language and culture in schools nationwide. By that time, te reo Maori was in grave danger of dying out, but the actions of the petitioners sparked change - kohanga reo, kura kaupapa, wananga followed, and Te Reo Maori became an official language. A commemorative event is on at parliament this morning to mark the anniversary, where one of the speakers is Hana te Hemara's great niece, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke.

On a cold September 14th 1972, Hana Te Hemara and a group of elders and language champions marched on parliament, presenting the petition signed by 33 thousand Maori and Pakeha, and calling for the introduction of Maori language and culture in schools nationwide. By that time, te reo Maori was in grave danger of dying out, but the actions of the petitioners sparked change - kohanga reo, kura kaupapa, wananga followed, and Te Reo Maori became an official language. Kathryn speaks with Midday Report Presenter, Mani Dunlop at parliament, and Hana Te Hemara's great niece, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, who is speaking at the commemoration.

Lisa Finucane reviews Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney, published by Macmillan

Silvia Vasquez-Lavado is a Peruvian-American explorer, mountaineer and social entrepreneur. In 2018, she completed the Seven Summits, the tallest mountain on each continent, from both the Messner and Bass lists, culminating in Mt Everest. Silvia's life has been an epic personal journey, through childhood sexual abuse, alcoholism, and a fast paced corporate and personal life in the Silicon Valley tech world, to the discovery of mountains that was to be both her saviour, and her healing.

Australia correspondent Bernard Keane looks at the republic debate that's been reignited by the Queen's death - what's it's overall level of support and how has it been overtaken by issues around indigenous recognition. Also - the national broadcaster ABC has been criticised for the amount of coverage devoted to the Queen. He'll also look at yet another report that's found Sydney's Star Casino was unsuitable to hold a gambling licence - what does it suggest about the state of the country's gambling industry?

Aotearoa's only not-for-profit power company launches this week, with the aim of reducing energy hardship. The Wellington social enterprise group Sustainability Trust will run the company which will use the profits from its "regular" customers to subsidise the electricity bills for those struggling to pay the bills. About 700 customers are ready to join when the scheme goes live on Thursday and a pilot with 80 customers has already been underway since May. Kathryn speaks to Georgie Ferarri, chief executive of the Sustainability Trust.

There is new hope in Ukraine after large swathes of territory occupied by Russian forces has been retaken. Since the start of the month Ukrainian troops have made major gains in the northeast as part of a counter-offensive against the Russians.

Andrew Holden discusses coverage of the Queen's death, public submissions on the Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media Bill; the government's Maori Broadcasting Strategy and the slowing domestic advertising market.