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More is being learned about the summit between US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Xinping.

Hundreds of people have registered for a Hyrox simulation at North Hagley Park on October 10th.

Two academics are leading the pushback against the use of artificial intelligence in university education in the United States.

Community organisations are fighting back against more changes to grant funding which they say could mean small organisations risk missing out on funding altogether.

Film and TV reviewer Tom Augustine looks at the new Tom Cruise film Digger, psychological thriller Verity starring Anne Hathaway and Dakota Fanning and local offering Good Bones. Tom Augustine is a Tamaki based filmmaker, screenwriter and critic

For the many New Zealand families currently in the middle of the school holidays, life might feel like an endless juggle of work and childcare.

Tech commentator Mark Pesce looks at the recent concerns about whether AI could wipe out humanity and adds some important caveats. He says AI chatbots are getting better at being persuasive - and that might have more worrying implications for people. Meanwhile Meta Muse - which is only available in the US right now - has become the most popular AI agent out there - but how does it work and why does it feel like the "browser wars" of the mid '90s? Mark Pesce is an author, podcaster and futurist

Police bust 14 Vietnamese-run cannabis grow houses, and it has now been a year since Tokoroa teacher Jayleb-Che Dean went missing and police say they don't believe it is a case of foul play, but the case remains open. Kelly also discusses Rotorua man Justin Jeffries pleading guilty to a triple murder, and a recent political debate in the city. Kelly Makiha is a senior journalist at the Rotorua Daily Post

RNZ Pacific correspondent Johnny Blades looks at how Pacific nations used their speeches at the UN General Assembly in New York.

The Star Path tells a new story full of epic voyaging, the connection between humans, whales, and the spiritual world, indigenous knowledge and humour.