The world's largest collection of New Zealand and Southern Ocean fishes will soon have a new home.

The departing Aged Care Commissioner says the government does not have a proper plan for the health of our ageing population.

New research out today finds half a million people each year are not getting treatment for hearing conditions.

The Black Ferns kick off their Rugby World Cup campaign with a win, but lose a key player. What went wrong in the All Blacks defeat to Argentina? And Sam discusses what has happened to Kiwis' rugby league star Brandon Smith.

Nine to Noon looks at what's happening in the power sector, as smaller retailers get swallowed by the bigger players in the market. This month Flick said goodbye to its customers, as the company was taken over by Meridian. In June it was announced Frank Energy was being absorbed into its parent company Genesis, and the fate of Ecotricity - also owned by Genesis since last November - is unclear. Both Frank and Flick topped Consumer's power company customer satisfaction survey. Kathryn speaks with Consumer's Jon Duffy about what the changes mean for competition for our power dollar. He'll also talk about what's going with pricing in supermarket aisles, now Consumer's Price it Right petition has been handed over to government.

The banking inquiry came out and the Reserve Bank is now talking about a 'higher risk appetite' for capital settings. That followed a decision to cut the OCR by 25 basis points, which upset commentators who have the sympathy of the Prime Minister. Dan Brunskill is an economic policy reporter for Interest NZ.

Coromandel news with John Freer.

Phil Vine reviews Murderland by Caroline Fraser, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand.

Break out the books, the first literary festival for the top of the North Island kicks off later this week.

Diane Strugnell on her love of the land and how she fell into farming a huge swathe of land in Wellington's Moonshine Valley.