General practices are buckling under financial pressure, with a large clinic in Tauranga shutting its doors, and the after-hours medical service in Invercargill at risk of closure.

Film and TV reviewer Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to talk about Manhunt (AppleTV) about the aftermath of the first American presidential assassination. Mr Bates vs The Post Office (TVNZ+) is about one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in British history and Late Night with the Devil (cinemas) traces the ill-fated taping of a live Halloween special in 1977.

Many parents will know the struggle of getting children off devices. But Rachel Clare has some great ideas.

Tony Grasso is Principal Consultant at cybersecurity firm TitaniumDefence. He worked at GCHQ in the UK and is a former Intelligence Officer in New Zealand.

RNZ's reporter in Christchurch Tim Brown discusses the latest revelations about Gloriavale, the controversy around SailGP and Hector's dolphins, and the intersection of the economy and environment; and the financial struggles of the Arts Centre.

Paul Diamond reviews Maori Made Easy Pocket Guide by Scotty Morrison published by Penguin Random House NZ

Frustrated by the excessive hype around anti-ageing, molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan presents the facts in his new book Why We Die: The New Science of Ageing and the Quest for Immortality. With our fear of death fuelling a sense of urgency, "solid science" can often get lost in the hype, the Nobel Prize winner says. "The impression is the stuff is all going to happen tomorrow. It's just around the corner. And I'm very sceptical that that's true. I think it'll take a lot of effort and quite a bit of time," he tells Kathryn Ryan.

UK correspondent Harriet Line looks at a new poll which puts Labour on course to win 400 seats at the general election and the Tories on track for just 155. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says Israel's conduct in its war with Hamas is becoming 'increasingly intolerable' after three British aid workers were killed in an airstrike. And a UK Minister is the 12th person at Westminster targeted in a WhatsApp 'spear-phishing' scandal. Harriet Line is Deputy Political Editor of the Daily Mail.

Monique Kelly trained as a lawyer, working with the UN International Labour Organisation on social and employment policy and standards.

Principals say scrapping public transport subsidies will only add to school absenteeism, just as the government gears up to tackle it.