The amount of funding required to keep the country's 23 Great Rides up to scratch will need to double in the next ten years, or some trails will degrade to the point they face losing their 'great ride' status.

David discusses the Local Government NZ Conference and reactions from local councils to instructions from the Resource Management Act.

Comedians Donna Brookbanks and Elisabeth Easther

Sports commentator Sam Ackerman

Martene McCaffrey from Unity Books Auckland reviews How to Kill a Witch by Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi, published by Monoray

New Zealand champion Toa Henderson from Northland and Te Kuiti's Jack Fagan are competing in a three-test shearing series this weekend.

Before he was in the dugout watching Richie McCaw lift the 2011 Rugby World Cup, forwards coach Mike Cron had spent years working as a police detective.

RNZ Pacific Editor Koroi Hawkins joins Kathryn for an update on the latest Pacific news.

A patient's round trip of seven hours for a procedure sparked Dr Helen Paterson's drive to treat women closer to where they lived.

The next decade will see the largest inter-generational transfer of wealth as more than 17,000 farm and orchard owners reach pension age.