There are calls for those who look after family members with eating disorders to be recognised, and paid, as carers.

Sam discusses the threat from professional rugby players to walk away from their national union amid concerns over governance.

Simon details the rates rises facing Aucklanders, mounting concern about crime and safety in the inner city, traffic calming measures out West and blockbuster turn out to the Auckland Writers' Festival.

Kim Pittar of Muirs Bookstore reviews The Coast Road by Alan Murrin published by Bloomsbury

Cameroon born refugee, Dr Bernard Sama's fight for all asylum seekers to be treated equally in Aotearoa

Taiwan has a new president - who is William Lai, and how is Beijing responding to his election and inauguration? The US-China trade war is back in full-swing after Joe Biden's latest comments on green technology exports. And researchers in China are developing a new AI chatbot based off the thoughts of the country's leader, Xi Jinping. Ed White is a correspondent for the Financial Times, based in Shanghai.

Singing researchers have been investigating cross-cultural patterns in music and language.

Matai Medical Research Institute - a not-for-profit research and innovation centre - first opened its doors in Gisborne-Tairawhiti in 2019. Five years later, it has a brand new purpose-built campus and is being hailed a world-leader in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Conservation and health authorities are urged to remain on high alert as two instances of bird flu hit Australia. Distinguished Professor of infectious disease epidemiology and public health, Nigel French, says avian influenza is truly surrounding the country now.

Film and TV correspondent James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about Copa 71 on the pioneering women that attended the 1971 Women's Football World Cup that was witnessed by record crowds - who then got written out of history. He'll also look at Disney's new doco on the life of Jim Henson, and James also details some of his picks of the French Film Festival. James Croot is the deputy editor of TV Guide