Nine To Noon

The  stunt woman, Devyn Dalton, who stands in for Matt Damon in The Odyssey.

Massive Attack respond after Singapore ban over Palestine display; record-breaking heatwaves in  parts of East Asia; Myanmar leader in Thailand hand  the avalanche that killed top mountaineers.

Waste water treatment plants normally get into the news when there's a problem now they are increasingly being seen as a resource hub providing a range of outputs from energy to fertiliser and bioplastics.

Some schools have reported having to drop subjects due to not being able to find qualified teachers.

Regions including Canterbury, Marlborough, Central Otago, Wairarapa, Hawke's Bay, and Tairawhiti are at the highest risk of fire danger.

Film and TV reviewer James Croot looks the new season of Ted Lasso (Apple TV) and what fans can expect. Furious (Disney+) is a new series with a female serial killer and Savage House (cinemas) is an 18th century romp starring Richard E Grant and Claire Foy. James Croot is a TV Guide and The Press film and television reviewer

Friendships can be some of the most rewarding relationships in our live - but they can also be confusing, complicated and, especially for young people, deeply emotional.

Technology correspondent Alex Sims takes a deep dive into data centres and why they're proving to be so controversial around the world, including here in New Zealand, where the Greens have called for a one-year moratorium on consents for them. She'll look at what's happening overseas and explore the benefits of data centres, as well as the concerns about their usage of land, electricity, water and e-waste. Alex Sims is a Professor in the Department of Commercial Law at the University of Auckland Business School and an expert on blockchain technology, copyright law and consumer law.

Peter has the latest on the feral cat caught after a three years chase, a call for more protection of shipwrecks after alleged thefts, Kaipara not keen to join Northland council amalgamation, the government signs a private public partnership to build the first section of the Northern Expressway and a Northland church pleads for the return of a century old bell.

The government has announced it is withdrawing its support for Lakapi Samoa; two NZers stuck on mountain in the Solomons, then rescued; Solomon Islands signs a shiprider agreement with the US coastguard; more killings in West Papua as conflict deepens, and Cook Islands goes to the polls next week.