Friendships can be some of the most rewarding relationships in our live - but they can also be confusing, complicated and, especially for young people, deeply emotional.

Technology correspondent Alex Sims takes a deep dive into data centres and why they're proving to be so controversial around the world, including here in New Zealand, where the Greens have called for a one-year moratorium on consents for them. She'll look at what's happening overseas and explore the benefits of data centres, as well as the concerns about their usage of land, electricity, water and e-waste. Alex Sims is a Professor in the Department of Commercial Law at the University of Auckland Business School and an expert on blockchain technology, copyright law and consumer law.

Peter has the latest on the feral cat caught after a three years chase, a call for more protection of shipwrecks after alleged thefts, Kaipara not keen to join Northland council amalgamation, the government signs a private public partnership to build the first section of the Northern Expressway and a Northland church pleads for the return of a century old bell.

The government has announced it is withdrawing its support for Lakapi Samoa; two NZers stuck on mountain in the Solomons, then rescued; Solomon Islands signs a shiprider agreement with the US coastguard; more killings in West Papua as conflict deepens, and Cook Islands goes to the polls next week.

What happens if you combine an alien invasion, an accidental pregnancy, gallons of fluorescent slime and a heartfelt story about motherhood?

UK correspondent Natasha Clark joins Susie to talk about why Conservative leader Kami Badenoch was forced to withdraw a candidate, Prime Minister Andy Burnham's altered the government's plans for the prison early release  and self driving cabs from a company co-founded by a Kiwi.

Research by the New Zealand information technology firm, Datacom, has found that offshore data breaches are a major concern for business leaders here.

Public health experts warn about the risk of ministerial oversight on previously independent medical boards.

The future of the Census is once again in question, after the Labour Party decided not to support planned changes to the law.

How healthy is your brain-and could checking it one day become as routine as getting your blood pressure measured?