Lawyers are grappling with what to do about an increasing number of Asian parties in court, who won't settle, and insist on going to court.

An Australia-based energy expert says the government here should be underwriting major power generation projects to help drive investment in the sector and mitigate energy shortages.

Comedians Te Radar and Donna Brookbanks chat about some of quirky stories of the week, including how pythons were used by gas station thieves in the US, the Bulgarian football club forced to apologise after holding a minute's silence for a former player who is still alive, and could Doors front man Jim Morrison be alive and well in New York?

Sam looks at the big sport stories of the week. Today, a place in the Football World Cup is on the line for the All Whites, a number of other big sporting clashes for New Zealand athletes both locally and abroad, and what's needed to 'protect' rising star runner Sam Ruthe.

Grant Smithies brings this week's collection of music

A petition has been launched for ACC to cover volunteer firefighters, Bluff oysters are back on the menu, and a $1 billion proposed windfarm has been declined. Che Baker is the editor of the Southland Times

Roger Christensen of Little Unity Books Auckland reviews Little Bones by Sandy Bigna published by University of Queensland Press

A Wellington woman was charged for broadband she wasn't receiving for two and a half years after switching providers

Alexander Clapp talks about how his pursuit to understand the waste trade led him on a globetrotting journey

Ed discusses the extradition of former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte to the Hague, why the Indonesian middle class is shrinking is a concern, and a new survey puts the South Korea education sector is under the microscope.