A group of teenage drivers have been terrorizing rural road users, dwindling numbers have forced the final members of Waipawa St Peter's Anglican Church Sunday congregation to seek a new place of worship, and the National Aquarium is leaking more than $2 million of Napier ratepayer money every year.

Airini Beautrais reviews Makeshift Seasons by Kate Camp published by Te Herenga Waka University Press.

The plan was to turn an isolated rundown farm into a profitable business and sell it on.

EU nations want to snap up US researchers sidelined by Trump, Poland and Baltic states to pull out of global landmine treaty, and Finland named happiest country for 8th year in a row.

A vet finding plastic netting in the stomach of a cow was the spur for Southland farmer, Grant Lightfoot, to try to find a better sort of wrapping hay bales.

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