Kennedy joins Nine to Noon from the Twin Coast Cycle Trail, among the mangroves of the Waikare Inlet near Opua.

The Great New Zealand Toastie Takeover competition now has its 13 finalists.

Neale Jones and Liam Hehir dissect the week's politics with Susie Ferguson.

Tom discusses the final line up of mayoral candidates in the capital, an unresolved stoush that left waste water leaking into a local stream for years and an $80m blowout in cost of a sludge treatment plant

Sonja de Friez reviews Ghosts on every corner by Ruben Woods, published by Ghostcat.

Construction sector leaders are confident about the industry's outlook over the next five years, despite persistent economic pressures.

In Afghanistan, an underground university for girls and women is thriving, despite the Taliban regime banning females from higher education.

EU throws its weight behind Ukraine's President Zelensky ahead of Putin-Trump meeting.

The People's Select Committee gets underway in Wellington this morning, to hear submissions on the rushed-through changes to the Equal Pay Amendment Act.

Business NZ is welcoming the introduction of two new seasonal visa pathways saying they will support the agriculture and tourism sectors.