The Black Ferns kick off their Rugby World Cup campaign with a win, but lose a key player. What went wrong in the All Blacks defeat to Argentina? And Sam discusses what has happened to Kiwis' rugby league star Brandon Smith.

Nine to Noon looks at what's happening in the power sector, as smaller retailers get swallowed by the bigger players in the market. This month Flick said goodbye to its customers, as the company was taken over by Meridian. In June it was announced Frank Energy was being absorbed into its parent company Genesis, and the fate of Ecotricity - also owned by Genesis since last November - is unclear. Both Frank and Flick topped Consumer's power company customer satisfaction survey. Kathryn speaks with Consumer's Jon Duffy about what the changes mean for competition for our power dollar. He'll also talk about what's going with pricing in supermarket aisles, now Consumer's Price it Right petition has been handed over to government.

The banking inquiry came out and the Reserve Bank is now talking about a 'higher risk appetite' for capital settings. That followed a decision to cut the OCR by 25 basis points, which upset commentators who have the sympathy of the Prime Minister. Dan Brunskill is an economic policy reporter for Interest NZ.

Coromandel news with John Freer.

Phil Vine reviews Murderland by Caroline Fraser, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand.

Break out the books, the first literary festival for the top of the North Island kicks off later this week.

Diane Strugnell on her love of the land and how she fell into farming a huge swathe of land in Wellington's Moonshine Valley.

President Trump sending troops into more Democratic cities and his proposed meeting with  North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

The reality of riding a robotaxi on roads around the world has sped up in recent weeks, but as automated driving experiences increase, can we imagine a future where we're ready to give up the family car?

Retirement Commission research shows less than half of self-employed New Zealanders are contributing to Kiwisaver and there are calls for the disparity between the self-employed and other workers to be addressed urgently.