Science commentator Laurie Winkless joins Kathryn with three new studies, including one into how starfish arms can guide and focus light.

James Judd conducts NZ Opera's production of The Marriage of Figaro is at the St James Theatre Wellington, from Wednesday 17th June to Sunday 21st June. Tickets and information here.

Kelly discusses the $100m Rotorua Law Courts project set to revitalise the city, iwi developer moves ahead with plans for a new lake front hotel, tributes after the death of Te Arawa leader, Ken Raureti, and the handwriting expert called into a tenancy dispute.

Lucy Black reviews Names of Hare by Bernice Barry, published by Fremantle Press.

This year's shortlist for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults is out - and what better way to find out what kids like than ask the kids themselves?

He co-founded vodka company 42 Below with business partner Geoff Ross - who would become a great lifelong friend.

Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to talk about the latest news from across the Tasman.

The final tower at Barcelona's Sagrada Familia will be blessed by Pope Leo later on Wednesday. Mark Burry is a New Zealand architect who worked at the Sagrada Familia from 1979 until 2016.

New mapping commissioned by the Environmental Law Initiative shows that wetlands are still being lost despite strengthened national protections introduced in 2020.

Project Maven is a secretive, nearly decade-old AI technology being used by the United States military - including in Iran. In her new book journalist Katrina Manson explores how what was once science-fiction is now reality.