How can older Kiwis protect themselves from financial abuse? And can having someone as an Enduring Power of Attorney help?

Landscape designer and gardener Xanthe White joins Nine to Noon with some practical advice.

The latest from Hamilton including a planned five star sky-scraper hotel on the banks of the Waikato River.

Kiran Dass reviews Land by Maggie O'Farrell, published by Tinder Press.

Dr Kerry Spackman on unlocking the secrets to winning in life and what is going on in the brain when developing a skill.

Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst looks at two birth tragedies that have put "freebirths" in the spotlight.

Hope St Radio began as a transient online radio station in 2017, broadcasting from restaurants around Melbourne.

A new fire detection system in the Far North has seen see 250 solar-powered sensors installed across the Waitangi Endowment Forest.

Playcentre - which is a model of early childhood education where volunteer parents run centres - is proposing to remove roles adding up to 120 full time equivalent employees.

All the latest from the football World Cup in North America, while Kane Williamson announces a sudden retirement from test cricket. The Hurricanes and the Chiefs blow away their oppoinents in the Super rugby semi finals - they meet this weekend in the final in Wellington.