In Te Anau, the housing crisis is having an effect on business. Security camera upgrades are the source of conflict in Winton and why a cat called Ginge is charming Te Anau locals.

Quentin Johnson reviews The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden published by Penguin Random House.

"Women are only children of a larger growth,' wrote one Lord Chesterfield in 1748. It was a sentiment shared by many men of women in the 18th century - but it was about to have its foundation shaken.

Australia correspondent Chris Niesche looks at the relief within Labor at managing to hold the seat of Dunkley at the weekend's by-election. Where does that leave Peter Dutton's Liberals? And Meta has announced it'll stop paying Australian publishers for news and shut down the news tab it had set up. What impact could that have on the media landscape?

Environmental officials are preparing a contingency plan as avian influenza inches closer to our shores.

Mounting pressures on the early childhood sector is leaving some parents on months-long waitlists for a spot.

A new report can reveal cocaine use has increased by 93 percent in the past year. The Drug Foundation has drawn from wastewater testing to paint a picture of drug use across the country for the 2022 to 2023 period. It found 1.3 percent of adults used cocaine, compared to just 0.6 percent three years prior. Drug Foundation executive director Sarah Helm says while it's worth noting that the increase comes off of a low baseline, it signals that the increasing global production of cocaine is bearing down here. Sarah Helm speaks with Kathryn Ryan.

The World Indoor Athletics Championships, the recent Black Caps match against Australia, and the NRL season is underway.

Rebecca looks at South Korea's low birthrate problem and why it is becoming a problem for business. Some companies are offering financial incentives to employees who have children. And fast food company Wendy's new plan for dynamic pricing has sparked debate about price surging. Finally, a look at how the changes at Fletcher Building are playing out behind the scenes. Rebecca Stevenson is a senior journalist at BusinessDesk.

Kelly has covered the conviction of a couple at the centre of a prostitiution ring and now she has spoken to a teenage girl about how she came to be groomed and entangled in the operation. Also Rotorua search and rescue crews have a difficult task on their hands involving a missing man and a geothermal pool. Kelly Makiha is a senior journalist with the Rotorua Daily Post.