Are anti-money laundering laws leaving too much of the crime-fighting burden on small and medium businesses?

Comedians Te Radar and Elisabeth Easther chew over the funnier stories of the week.

Dana previews netball's ANZ Premiership grand final.  The Black Ferns world cup squad is named this afternoon and the first woman to sign with the UFC.

Lee discusses the upcoming local elections and checks in on progress with protection work four years after devastating Westport floods.

Laura Caygill reviews Ruins by Amy Taylor, published by Allen & Unwin

Two outstanding young Auckland women named in the YWCA's Y25 young leaders for 2025.

Asia correspondent: Elizabeth Beattie on a contentious recall vote in Taiwan, political turmoil in Japan and a man is arrested in India on suspicion of running a fake embassy near Delhi.

There could be changes to forestry slash rules introduced just two years ago after Cyclone Gabrielle - but what will it take to prevent  a repeat of dire consequences after extreme weather events?

The Government is making a suite of changes to election voting and enrolments - including reversing the ability to enrol and vote on election day, and removing the ability to enrol once advance voting has started.  Graeme Edgeler is a constitutional law expert.

Film and TV reviewer Tom Augustine joins Kathryn to talk about some of the less well-known - but no less interesting - offerings at this year's New Zealand International Film Festival.