Nine To Noon

With Daffodil Day just passed, science correspondent Cushla McGoverin joins Kathryn to look at what's happening with cancer research. She starts with a look at why younger people are getting cancers that used to be associated with old age. She'll also talk about how MRNA vaccines are being used to personalise cancer treatments, and look at some of the new cancer research and start ups in New Zealand. Cushla McGoverin is a senior research fellow within the Department of Physics at the University of Auckland, and Principal Investigator in Te Whai Ao - Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies.

A young Aucklander has just started at a prestigious New York City performing arts school.

Piers Fuller, editor of the Wairarapa Times-Age based in Masterton.

Elizabeth Heritage reviews Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons (Penguin Books), and Night Watch by Terry Pratchett (Penguin Books).

The Silver Book, is a love story and noirish thriller set in stylish 1970s Italy.

New law changes are coming to protect privacy in the AI onslaught - but there'll be no restrictions on AI spy glasses.

The trial in nine schools follows an earlier pre-pilot with a Wellington high school in 2024.

Coroner Alison Mills found Karen Hampson began drinking heavily after her husband's death in 2021, which contributed to her own death in January 2024.

The ban had originally been due to come into force in mid-2025, but the deadline was shifted in late 2024.

Sam wraps news of a new netball domestic competition, but has the announcement come too late? The Springboks strike back, and the Warriors could win the minor premiership before the NRL finals kick off.