Jack McConnell from Unity Books Auckland reviews Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand.

Years of campaigning to identify and treat hepatitis in the Pacific was the motivation for Hazel Heal to try to find a way to give nations in the region affordable access to treatments.

Solomons PM refuses to convene parliament, Pacific Island governments warn against panic buying fuel, Cook Islands PM Mark Brown visits New Zealand and the curious case of PM Christopher Luxon's matai title.

An Auckland dog adoption centre at Pukekohe is celebrating a successful technique for better matching owners and dogs.

Oil and gas prices have again risen after strikes continued against energy infrastructure in the Middle East.

A Glendowie resident disputes her property is flood prone despite it being designated as such on Auckland Council's online maps.

Film and TV reviewer Tom Augustine joins Kathryn to talk about the new Frankenstein film that focuses on the monster's bride, Reminders of Him is another movie made from a book by Colleen Hoover, Project Hail Mary is a sci-fi starring Ryan Gosling, and Louis Theroux's Manosphere.

Speech and language therapist Christian Wright discusses the difficulty of asking children what they did at school that day and why often they'll simply say "nothing".

Technology commentator Alex Sims digs into cookies and tracking pixels - and explores what makes them different.

Ché talks about the possibility of a Bluff Oyster Festival with no oysters, the massive data centre due to be built in Southland, Gore District Council quotes $70 thousand to process an Official Information Request and the race horse punters are hoping could win Southern 3YO Guineas Series Triple Crown.