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Hungary's controversial Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, has been confronted by other EU leaders at a summit in Brussels, in angry and personal clashes not seen for years among the bloc's leaders. The debate, over a new law seen as anti-LGBTQ+, saw the Dutch Prime Minister, Marc Rutte, warn Orban that Hungary would have to leave the EU if human rights were not respected. Also, Belarus has moved opposition blogger Roman Protasevich from jail to house arrest.

In the Porirua suburb of Cannons Creek, more than 30 people are taking part in The Wellbeing Protocol pilot,. The six week micro economy exercise involves each participant receiving 50 cannon coins, download to a digital wallet on their smartphone. One Cannon coin has a one dollar value and can be used to trade with other participants, to purchase items from a local fruit and vegetable co-op or to go into a community fund to spend on wellbeing intiatives.

Serious sexual assaults including group rape have been disclosed by students at Christchurch Girls' High School in a whole of school survey conducted last month. 59 percent of survey respondents said they had been harassed, a quarter of them more than ten times. 20 students described being raped by individuals or groups. Most respondents did not report the abuse and only ten per cent received any help or support.

Comedians Irene Pink and Elisabeth Easther talk about the elephant in the room, and more.

Sam celebrates the Black Caps - World Champions, and talks to Kathryn about the unsung heroes of the team as well as the headliners. Also a look at the All Blacks Squad,

Louise O'Brien reviews Languages of Truth by Salman Rushdie, published by Penguin Random House.

Nic Low is an author of Ngāi Tahu and European descent, born in Christchurch, he writes fiction, essays and criticism. Nic Low's new book Uprising takes the reader on fifteen treks through "ancestor country", Ka Tiritiri-o-te-moana, the Southern Alps, following historic routes. Uprising traces journeys Nic took through the mountains on foot, ski and by waka to unlock the stories of Māori explorers, raiding parties, gods and goddesses. He walked to understand. Each chapter is a physical journey through the landscape, revisiting episodes in history and attempting to understand how his forebears saw the land. It's a book about immersion in place, which he hopes trampers and climbers will take to read in situ. Nic is appearing at the Mountain Film and Book Festival.

Another dark period in Hong Kong with the forced closure of popular pro-democracy newspaper, Apple Daily and serious questions over whether Hong Kong's judicial independence is really under threat now too. Ed also has latest Tokyo Olympics controversies. Ed White is a correspondent with the Financial Times.

An Oranga Tamariki youth justice residence is providing opportunities for residents to learn hospitality skills, by getting their help to run a cafe at the facility. Te Au rere a te Tonga in Palmerston North is the home to up to 30 rangatahi aged between 14 and 19. Together they plan menus, learn to prepare meals, and serve customers at the Courtyard Cafe. It's just one of the programmes available at the youth justice residence that aims to teach practical life skills and help prepare them for the workforce. Kathryn speaks with Tom Zimmerman, the residence manager at Te Au rere a te Tonga.

Justice Minister Kris Faafoi has released a discussion document on potential reform of New Zealand's adoption laws, including the Adoption Act, which hasn't been updated since 1955. There have been calls to update the Act for decades - and attempts to do within Parliament have ultimately gone nowhere. This despite reviews by the Law Commission in 2000 recommending an overhaul, and the Human Rights Tribunal finding in 2016 that seven provisions of the legislation was inconsistent with the Bill of Rights. Including single men applying to adopt to have 'special circumstances' before being allowed to adopt a girl, and the inability for same-sex couples to adopt. In 2018 Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern stated adoption reform was a priority for the Labour-led government. Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll is a Māori health and wellbeing lecture at the University of Canterbury who was adopted, and has investigated the impact of adoption on children.