Thousands of school children across Hutt Valley could lose out on science kits as the organisation which provides them faces closure.

As the government puts tens of millions of dollars more into community housing, the sector says it is up against unfair headwinds.

We go off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne, who has just returned from an expedition in Scotland. He will detail what he got up to, and talk about the life and writing of Nan Shepherd - a mountain walker in the Cairngorms, whose memoir The Living Mountain is a classic of outdoors literature.

Good Sh*t Soda launched in March 2021 and mixes pre and pro-biotics together in a low-sugar drink that's good for your gut.

It's Budget week, what can be expected on Thursday? First home grants have been ditched to save $240m. And David McLeod's donation missteps.

Kelly looks at what the Government's recent damning report on Kainga Ora means for Rotorua's many housing developments.

Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews Night Swimmers by Roisin Maguire published by Serpent's Tale.

Professor of Classics at Victoria University in Wellington Jeff Tatum, has released a new book, called A Noble Ruin, which examines Mark Antony's life and career and a pivotal time in history.

There's trouble in the Sahel region which is seeing an increase in extremism and coups. Meanwhile there's famine in Sudan. And It's 30 years since South Africa's first democratic election - famously electing Nelson Mandela as president. Debora Patta is a CBS News foreign correspondent based in South Africa.

An Auckland based start-up is growing leather-like material out of fungi, which it says is versatile, strong and sustainable.Sapro-tech was founded by biotechnolgist Dr Keith Hudson.