The Black Caps series in England, Super Rugby, the All Whites in the United States, and Kiwi polevaulter Imogen Ayris has also had quite the week.

Elisabeth Easther and Te Radar with a lighter take on some of the week's news.

Kirsty discusses a celebration of the role of the floatplane in Fiordland, a new "sausage" bait proving effective against stoats, and more.

Marcus Greville of Unity Books Wellington reviews Nuremberg Women by Natalie Livingstone, published by Hachette.

A threat to cognitive competence is how Assistant Professor of Philosophy Anastasia Berg describes the impact Artificial Intelligence poses to her students at the University of California.

RNZ Pacific Editor Koroi Hawkins with the latest news from the Pacific.

Victoria University PhD researcher Dean Broughton is the son of one of the thousands of men from overseas who jumped ship to stay in New Zealand - he's looking for more stories of these men to add into his research.

With the growing interest in smaller nuclear reactors around the world, how should New Zealand weigh the developing technology?

Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to discuss new film Tuner (cinemas), which is a crime thriller about a piano tuner whose skills also lend themselves to safe cracking and stars Leo Woodall and Dustin Hoffman. Cape Fear (Apple) updates the 1962 and 1991 adaptations and stars Javier Bardem and Amy Adams. And Dear England (TVNZ+) is a four-part drama series with Joseph Fiennes portraying England football manager Gareth Southgate. James Croot is a TV Guide and The Press film and television reviewer

You may be familiar with these scenarios: You make your child honey toast, because that's what they asked for but now they want peanut butter toast. You're not happy but you make another piece of toast, this time with peanut butter. You're driving to the supermarket. They want their music - not just some of the time but all the time. So, you go with that. Dinner is ready at the table, but they prefer to eat in front of TV. It doesn't seem worth the battle, so TV dinner it is. Who rules the roost in your household? And when can these accommodations become a problem? Jenny Hale is a senior parenting coach at the Parenting Place.