Ralph McAllister reviews My Name is Barbra by Barbra Streisand published by Century.

Best-selling author and Stanford University medical school professor Abraham Verghese has a new novel.

he US Supreme Court has heard an extraordinary case, in which Donald Trump's lawyers argued that presidents should have blanket immunity for criminal acts committed during their presidencies. And the first witness has testified at the former president's criminal trial in New York. Meanwhile President Joe Biden has signed off on a US$95b aid package for Ukraine, Taiwan, and Israel. Danielle Kurtzleben is a political correspondent assigned to NPR's Washington Desk.

Grey Power is calling for a change to elderly driver assessments.

Two drugs for type 2 diabetes are being restricted to only those already prescribed them, due to a global shortage.

Today Kennedy Warne discusses the proposed Te Kuha opencast coal mine in the hills above Westport getting an invite to have consent considered under the fast-track regime.

Beside Christchurch's Avon River, Otakaro Orchard Community Garden and Food Forest has 96 different fruit trees, and an underscrub filled berries, herbs and medicinal plants.

Fletcher Tabuteau is a former NZ First MP from 2014 to 2020, former deputy leader of the party, and former Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the then Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters and the then minister for regional development Shane Jones. He now works for lobbying and communications firm Capital Government Relations. Gareth Hughes is a former Green MP and now works for the Wellbeing Economy Alliance Aotearoa.

David looks at leaked documents that show the Canterbury arm of Te Whatu Ora had been told to save $13.3m by July.

Kim Pittar from Muir's Independent Bookshop in Gisborne reviews The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon published by Simon and Schuster.