A new report suggests that criminal syndicates are successfully infiltrating Customs, as well as border staff, such as baggage handlers. Paddy Gower speaks with Bruce Berry, New Zealand Customs Service manager of intelligence.

Wellington Girls College, one of capital's largest inner city schools, is closed today and tomorrow as it figures out options after learning one of its only remaining teaching blocks is earthquake prone. The Ministry of Education has known about this potential issue since 2020 but the school says it had not been advised.

Bill has the second part of a citizens guide on what you can do if you don't like a big building proposal near you.

The Oakley family's legacy of growing vegetables on the Canterbury plains spans 150 years. Great Great Grandad John Oakley began growing out in Halkett after arriving in New Zealand from the United Kingdom in the 1870s. The love of growing vegetables has been passed down through the generations and today the fifth generation Robin Oakley runs the organisation. They grow potatoes, pumpkin, broccoli and beetroot and their products are in supermarkets nationwide. Oakley's Premium Fresh Vegetables won the Spirit of New Zealand Award at the Outstanding Food Producer Awards earlier this year. The business also includes a sixth generation - Robin's daughter April has been brought on board.

Gareth and Brigitte discuss Shane Jones' broadside on the electricity gen-tailers; the government's replacement for Three Waters and the government's demand that any public service pay increases come from existing baselines.

Simon takes a close look at why Auckland is falling behind peer cities and what is needed for greater urban vision focusing on innovation, as well as the threat of exotic Caulerpa to the Hauraki Gulf.

Emma Hislop reviews Whaea Blue by Talia Marshall published by Te Herenga Waka University Press

Seamus Kearney covers the Olympics closing ceremony and the latest on the conflict in Ukraine.

K-pop has taken the world by storm in the last decade, but you may not have heard of K hip-hop, a subgenre that is stacking up millions of streams.

A Taupo youth programme is having results with young people, helping them to be more engaged in school and their community.