Parliament's health select committee agrees the current advance directive system needs urgent reform.

Film and TV reviewer Tom Augustine joins Bryan to talk about neo-Western satirical black comedy Eddington starring Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal. He'll also look at Liam Neeson's entry into comedy with The Naked Gun, and Relay is an American thriller starring Riz Ahmed and Lily James. Tom also talks about a number of films that have undergone restoration - including Jaws, for its 50th anniversary. Tom Augustine is a Tamaki based filmmaker and critic. He writes for Rialto Channel's View Magazine and Metro Magazine and is co-programmer of the Capitol Cinema Film Club, which shows rare and underseen gems from throughout cinema history monthly.

In parenting today, how to raise resilient children who don't wilt at the first hurdle they face.

Bill Bennett is an Auckland based technology journalist.

David updates us on the latest in the local body election campaigns in the region, a proposed toll for the planned Woodend bypass hasn't gone down well with residents, and how have North Canterbury councils reacted to new emergency management reforms, which may lead to rates rises.

Lynn Freeman reviews The Golden Sister by Suzanne Do, published by Macmillan Publishers.

Northland fisherman Cliff Barnes has had more brushes with death than most of us have had hot fish dinners. His stories have been told in a new book by retired journalist David Hastings.

UK correspondent Dan Bloom reflects on Monday's big Ukraine summit in the Oval Office attended by Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

An energy analyst says solar panels on school buildings could rapidly increase electricity supply and slash CO2 emissions for schools.

Reports of fever and cough symptoms have climbed to their highest levels so far this year, but remain in line with previous years' figures.