Nine To Noon

Chinese women opting for surrogacy via foreign countries, American coffee giant Starbucks is facing criticism for new cafes in Xinjiang, and new campaign to track and properly tax the money and assets held by its most wealthy Chinese people overseas. Edward White is Financial Times' China correspondent based in Shanghai

For new cars their second WoF will not be required for four years, while vehicles aged between 4 and 14 years move from annual to two-yearly check, from November next year.

Its presence has been confirmed during a Department of Conservation survey of the pristine Kaipo River in northwest Fiordland.

Karl Andrews has been fighting for funding for months so that his adult son - who currently receives a disability allowance - can afford a hospital-grade clean of his bedroom every week.

Film and TV correspondent Tamar Munch reviews three new shows.

What's makes a child a picky eater, and what's the best way to handle it? Helen Zoe Veit is author of Picky: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in History.

Tech commentator Peter Griffin looks at how retail businesses are being affected by AI agents.

Jonathan McKenzie has the latest on calls to temporarily close Putaruru's Blue Spring - Te Waihou Walkway.

Pacific correspondent Christina Persico looks at a meeting hosted by Fiji on climate change

Catherine Chidgey is back with a new novel The Starving Bride, a darkly comic spectacle based on a sideshow in Blackpool.