Nine To Noon

Ian discusses the closing of Levin's Reevedon Rest Home due to financial pressure, the maintenance needed on the building that is home to the Horowhenua District Council, Air Chathams suspending its Kapiti Airport service to Auckland at the end of July and the decisions facing the Kapiti Coast District Council over amalgamation - do they go north or south.

Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews Not a Babe by Sarah Johnson, published by One Tree House.

The computer science educator is based at ACG Sunderland and was shortlisted in this year's Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards, out of 12,000 nominations.

She tried a number of treatments over eight years, but nothing really worked. Then she came across an account of helminth therapy.

Congressional Republicans resist  some President Trump moves, while the US leader continues to downplay his ongoing 100-day war in Iran

The domestic security intelligence agency says they have undergone significant transformation since the 2019 mosque attacks plus the Islamic community's own research into the shooting.

A leading climate academic warns a mandatory public insurance levy will be needed to protect homeowners from looming catastrophic events.

Waves are reported to be just starting to top the roads on Wellington's South Coast where residents have been ordered to leave ahead of predicted storm surges.

Kennedy recounts highlights from a recent National Geographic expedition cruise around the outer islands of Britain and Ireland. He'll cover the Staffa, an island in the Inner Hebrides off the western coast of Scotland, famous for its stunning columnar basalt formations, a sea cavern called Fingal's Cave (popularised in music by Felix Mendelssohn) and ... puffins.

One for the cheese lovers - a dinner consisting of a cheese tasting menu. Even the cocktails have a cheesy influence - think a blue cheese martini. It's the brain child of Pierre Fenoux from Wellington's Jano Bistro and will be held in Zealandia as part of the Loemis Festival.