Tristan O'Hanlon and Grinding Gear Games co-founder Jonathan Rogers are starting a high school focussed on sciences and computer programming.

The biggest event in the Cook Islands calendar is currently underway, marking 60 years of free association with New Zealand.

The Chief Executive of Barrier Air, says keeping fares down is a huge challenge, with the cost of aircraft parts up five-fold since Covid.

The government has a goal of 98 per cent of everyone being able to access "in person" urgent and afterhours healthcare within a one hour drive from their home.

With 10,000 places across school boards open for nominations - only 2000 people have so-far put their name forward, with the deadline looming this month.

Film and TV correspondent James Croot.

Ben Sedley a clinical psychologist on latest book is called Holding the Heavy Stuff - a self help guide for anyone who has struggled with low mood, self doubt, worries or mean thoughts about themselves.

Technology commentator Bill Bennett looks at Amazon's acquisition of Bee AI which makes a Fitbit-like device that listens in on your conversations. The UK's move to age verification  has led to a  spike in the downloads of Virtual Private Networks or VPNs and the worsening data breach at Tea, a women's dating safety app.

Last week film and TV reviewer Tom Augustine shared his picks of the New Zealand International Film Festival - this week James Croot joins Kathryn with his choices. With so many films on offer, no wonder there's no overlap! James Croot is film and television reviewer for Stuff

Louise O'Brien reviews Strong Words 4: The best of the Landfall Essay Competition, published by Otago University Press.