Sports correspondent Glen Larmer talks about the Black Caps' second test defeat to England in front of a full house at the Basin Reserve. Also: Auckland FC continues to rise, beating local rivals Wellington Phoenix again in the A-League, while the All Whites' captain Chris Wood scores as his English Premier League team Nottingham Forest topple Manchester United. And the 16-year-old Australian sprinter who has broken a 56-year-old record to become the talk of the athletics' world.

Tim Bray's theatre company is set to close after one more season of its famed Santa Claus Show. The Tim Bray Theatre Company has risen over its 33 years to become the second largest in Auckland. The decision to close comes after founder and artistic director, Tim Bray, was diagnosed with a rare, incurable soft tissue cancer. The company has delivered more than 100 productions and has reached hundreds of thousands of children spanning three generations. They've even performed for the Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall back in 2012. Tim's company has also welcomed young people wanting to learn theatre - they've had workshops for 10 years - typically with about 200 students each term. Another major aspect of the theatre company is its championing of inclusivity - they've had tailored classes for deaf and blind or low-vision children and teens. It was the first company to offer New Zealand sign language interpreted shows and that was back in 2004.

Rebecca Stevenson is a senior journalist at BusinessDesk. Rebecca discusses public sector job cuts and who is wearing most of the pain. She also talks about the success of the football franchise Auckland FC and the struggles of leading telecommunications company Spark.

Chris discusses plans to address the drought after scorching temperatures in the region, the disappearance of Fiona Wills - a decade on, and 64,000 trees recloak Te Mata Peak. Chris Hyde is an editor for Hawkes Bay Today.

Cynthia Morahan reviews One to many and other experiments by Sharni Wilson published by At the Bay I te Kokoru

A 1960 masterclass on shipbuilding has been given a new life - as Robert J. Hawkins follows in the footsteps of his father to convey the wonders of the maritime industry.

US correspondent Ximena Bustillo discusses Trump's first TV interview since being elected, the Supreme Court's imminent decision on gender-affirming care, and Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's pitch to Congress.

Anti-vape campaigners say the roles that were designed to monitor vape and tobacco compliance have not all been filled.

As the due date for the closure of the birthing units at Auckland's Birthcare facility looms, are women in the middle of our biggest city being short-changed on their birth options?

Unease is developing at a proposal from Auckland University to fold its 140-year-old law school in with its business and economics faculty.