Tauranga based Local Democracy Reporter Alisha Evans with news from the region.

Dean Bedford reviews The Futures of Democracy, Law and Government Edited by Mark Hickford, Matthew S R Palmer published by Te Herenga Waka University Press

It's a decade since a New Zealand boat started in the round the world Ocean Race - Kathryn meets the ambitious sailors who want to change that in 2027.

Dan brings UK reaction to President Trump's tariff announcement this morning.

For years he was part of the driving force behind the wildly popular motoring show Top Gear - now James May has a new stage show about the world's greatest explorers.

Donald Trump unveils details of his global tariff plan - so called "Liberation Day" - in a speech from the Rose Garden of the White House.

New research from the think tank, the New Zealand Initiative, is pushing for more investment in GP's to save spending at hospital level.

"Don't use your back like a crane"...went the public health messaging in the 80s. It was aimed at making us all think about how we were lifting - from the legs, not the back.

Amid a number of earthquakes over the past week - including the devastation in Myanmar - the release of best-selling novelist Jenny Pattrick's latest work seems particularly prescient.

Tom updates Kathryn on the latest issues in Wellington including the controversy surrounding Wellington Water, the Crown observer's latest report, the council's proposed plan to charge commercial rates to short term rentals like Airbnb, and the upcoming local body elections.