The Waitaki District Council says it avoided a possible environmental disaster by removing thousands of tonnes of historic waste.

Martene McCaffrey of Unity Books Auckland reviews Thirst by Marina Yuszczuk published by Scribe.

Maree Leith's introduction to running wasn't exactly a happy one. It was off the back of some blunt advice from a surgeon about her weight.

RNZ Pacific Editor Koroi Hawkins.

A new exploratory study has found that the act of standing in a river, trout or salmon fishing, has mental health benefits.

Contractors say the speed of structured literacy and numeracy curricula introduction means they may not have the staff to deliver new programmes.

There are calls from employment lawyers to regulate lay advocates following a ruling where the judge criticised the "unprofessional" and "abusive" conduct of an advocate toward the opposing party's lawyer.

Film and TV reviewer Perlina Lau joins Susie to talk about The Penguin (Neon), starring Colin Farrell. It's set just after the events in the 2022 film The Batman and looks at the Penguin's rise to fill a power vacuum in the gangster world. Territory (Netflix) is a new Australian drama that's been described as "Succession in the Outback". And Myths and Maidens - a love letter to fafine Moana which is due to premier on Coconet TV next week. Perlina Lau is co-host of RNZ's Culture 101 programme.

Jo Robertson is a therapist, educator and researcher. Earlier this year, she and others presented a petition to parliament - signed by over 10,000 - calling for internet service providers to strengthen filters on all illegal sexual behaviour. This afternoon, she'll appear before a select committee to submit in person. She talks with Susie about legislation changes she wants to see. She also discusses the proposed new law in Australia, to ban social media for under 16-year-olds

Technology correspondent Peter Griffin looks at the announcement by President-elect Trump that Elon Musk will help lead a new Department of Government Efficiency. Can Musk's experience in slashing corporate spending translate to the public sector, and what conflicts of interest will it raise? A new report out this morning details the benefits to New Zealand of the tech sector - which companies helped to drive the $1.28b increase over 2023? And Peter looks at the 45.5% share bump for Rocket Lab on the Nasdaq yesterday - what's fueling the rise?