If you've been to Akaroa recently, you may have stopped at The Cake Room and tasted beautiful cakes baked by owner Katey Thew-Thin.

Brigitte and Neale reflect on this year's Waitangi Day commemorations, and the Government's decision to scrap Auckland's regional fuel tax. Also, a look at how Labour is adjusting to its position as the Opposition.

Simon discusses the proposal for a new waterfront stadium in Auckland and transport plans as the regional fuel tax is axed.

Harry Broad reviews The Tui Has Landed by Jodie Shelley published by Bank Street Publishing

Dynamic Planet, narrated by New Zealand's own Cliff Curtis, is the latest project from Natural History New Zealand and is more than three years in the making. Producer Ben Lawrie joins Kathryn to talk about the project.

European Union member countries have unanimously reached a deal on the EU AI Act, the bloc's landmark legislation regulating artificial intelligence.

Wanaka-based athlete Hamish Elliott is the 2024 Kathmandu Coast to Coast Champion. He talks to Kathryn about the event.

Local health advocate and Te Ropu Tupeka Kore spokesperson Catherine Manning says vaping is a scourge on small towns.

Banks in Australia are introducing anti-scam measures to better protect customers - but advocates here are way behind the 8-ball.

Donna Brookbanks and Irene Pink bring some of the lighter moments of the week, including an Indian woman who has set the record for the most teeth, and another world record attempt in France - a man who painstakingly built a model Eiffel Tower using more than 700,000 matchsticks - only for it to be rejected.