As the major political parties put forward policies to encourage the uptake of rooftop solar, how should households work out of it is a viable investment for them?

RNZ's economics correspondent Gyles Beckford.

Ian discuss the dilemma at Kapiti Coast District Council over the cost of repairing repeated vandalism, a new affordable housing project in Otaki, local colleges take part in a Girls in Hi-Vis programme to give them a chance to sample careers in infrastructure and if proposals go ahead, the Otaki-Maori Racing Club would be the only track left on the lower North Island west coast south of Palmerston North.

Stella Chrysostomou of VOLUME Books reviews three books: It Gets in Your Blood by Marty Smith,, Kick the Latch by Kathryn Scanlan,  and Gerald Murnane's memoir Something for the Pain,

At age 18, Paul Wood was imprisoned in New Zealand, where he served nearly 11 years before earning his release in 2006. While behind bars, Paul studied psychology and has gone on to establish himself as an expert in personal development.

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at the mass-fatality bird event that's got officials warning the H5 bird flu is about to get much worse.

What can images taken from nearly 800-kilometers above earth tell us about the tiny organisms attached to our coastline? As it turns out quite a lot.

As New Zealand's space sector continues to grow, a new initiative is giving university students the chance to be part of a real space mission.

The Reserve Bank's chief economist Paul Conway says he is focused on inflation expectations, and their flow on effects into the wider economy.

A wrap-up of the Commonwealth Games, the All Blacks' South Africa tour begins, as at home the NPC kicks off.