Kiran Dass reviews Alphabetical Diaries by Sheila Heti published by Fitzcarraldo Editions

Peter Jerram and his university cricket team were onboard the Wahine Ferry when it was caught between ex-tropical cyclone Giselle and a southerly front.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has indicated Australia could move to recognise a Palestinian state, and a judgment is pending in a defamation case connected to a rape allegation at Parliament House.

On Monday it was revealed more than a million mobile phones could be prevented in Australia from calling emergency services, as the country progresses its 3G shutdown.

The Privacy Commissioner wants businesses collecting biometric information to have to prove the benefits of doing so outweigh the privacy risks.

Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua wants to relax the rules around players competing in the Australian league.

Andrew Hubbard from the Citizen's Advice Bureau joins Kathryn to talk about their latest research, which focused on the reasons why under-25s seek them out.

Victoria Young looks at how much chief executives are being paid across the country, and reveals who comes out on top with the biggest salary.

Westport News' reporter Ellen Curnow on flood protection for Westport, while the town's air services are threatened. And as the Buller economy outpaces national growth the town's council has a new chief executive.

Quentin Johnson reviews Ghosts of the British Museum by Noah Angell published by Hachette