A lawyer for most of the clients currently being kept in New Zealand's only extreme-threat prison unit says the Corrections department wants to change the law to allow human rights abuses to continue.

A music event promoter is renewing calls for new legislation to protect concert goers if an event is cancelled.

New Zealand qualifies for their third appearance at a FIFA men's football World Cup after a 3-0 win over New Caledonia in Auckland. Could Liam Lawson be axed before the Japanese Grand Prix next month, and Glen remembers one of the great characters in New Zealand rugby coaching - Alex 'Grizz' Wylie.

Mushroom season is upon us but how do you know what to look for? Ecologist Ruben Mita has written a guide to all of the typical mushrooms you will find in various parts of the country. The guide includes edible favourites like porcini, the good old white field mushroom - but also the psychedelics and the poisonous. There are also the weird ones - the stinkhorns like a red claw coming out of the ground - and the bird's nest fungi. Ruben has degrees in Ecology, English and Music from Victoria University.

The Government is moving to standardised zoning as part of its Resource Management reform to simplify more than 1000 different zones used by various councils. How do we define a recession? It is the question economists are juggling with consumer confidence low as GDP ticked upwards. Dan also discusses the Prime Minister's visit to India to get a trade deal over the line. Dan Brunskill is an economic policy reporter for Interest NZ

Tess discusses updates on the Queenstown Shotover Wastewater Treatment Plant, Dunedin's mayor has expressed frustration with the slow progress of the hospital upgrade, and a new bylaw for freedom campers in Queenstown Lakes is being pursued.

Sally Wenley reviews Invisible Boys TV Tie-in edition by Holden Sheppard published by Fremantle Press

Sarah Anderson is a writer, painter and the founder of the Travel Bookshop in London which featured in the film Notting Hill.

The Department of Homeland Security is cutting back its civil rights and oversight offices after it revoked parole status from half a million people.

Auckland Councillors are due to vote on two competing projects to be Auckland's main stadium today - but advice from Council staff is that neither is a viable option without significant public funding.