If you thought the leaky building crisis was a thing of decades past, John Gray and Roger Levie want you to think again. The pair were the heads of their respective body corporates when they had to deal with their own leaky building issues. Their experience would eventually see them form HOBANZ - the Home Owners and Buyers Association - to provide guidance and support to others in similar situations. John and Roger filmed a documentary series in 2021 called A Living Hell: Apartment Disasters and a second season has just been released. In it, they continue their investigation into building problems: how they're being remediated, the toll it has on owners and residents - and concerningly, the defects that are still cropping up. John and Roger join Bryan to talk about some of the solutions and examples of what's worked well overseas, including a newly-created regulatory body in New South Wales, which came into being in December.

Sebastian discusses the US airstrikes targeting Iraq and Syria, following the deaths of three US troops in Jordan. And reports Israel and Hamas are inching towards a deal for a ceasefire. Several vital supplied of fuel and flour risk running out in Gaza, as several countries pause funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. It follows accusations that several UNRWA took part in Hamas' initial attack on Israel. Sebastian Usher is a BBC Middle East analyst, editor and reporter.

A Blenheim company is turning wood chips and sawdust into graphite to be used in EV batteries. CarbonScape was founded in 2006 - with a focus on making carbon products using waste biomass like wood chips to create biochar to help soil health and also green coke coal for steelmaking. But the company has changed its focus to offering customers its patent technology that converts woody biomass to biographite. In recent years CarbonScape has received an $18 million investment from Swedish and Finnish company Stora Enso - considered one of the biggest forest, paper and packaging companies in the world. In December it also won a multi-million-dollar grant from Callaghan Innovation. CarbonScape's finance director Oliver Foster told Bryan the company wants to become the preferred graphite choice when it comes to manufacturing batteries.

In the Taranaki town of Hawera, the local business association, Bizlink says efforts to promote and beautify the town are paying off. More people are moving there, new shops are opening. Bizlink Event & Vibrancy Coordinator Nikki Watson says they're also focusing on events to build community spirit

As students head back to class, some secondary schools are already chocka with immigration constantly contributing to roll growth. The unpredictablility of even more students arriving is a major headache for many schools around Tamaki Makaurau - causing stress on principals juggling resources and teachers who are already facing full classrooms. A common complaint from schools spoken to by Nine to Noon is that the Ministry of Education hasn't adequately informed schools of projected growth.In some cases prefabs have been located at schools over the summer just so students will have somewhere to sit. Patrick Gale is the Principal of the country's largest school, Rangitoto College on Auckland's North Shore, and Greg Pierce who is the immediate past President of the Auckland Secondary Principals Association outline the pressures many schools are under.

Te Radar and Irene Pink look at some of the lighter moments of the week, including the eye-watering amount an old lemon has sold for at auction in England.

Sam Ackerman looks at New Zealand's winning streak across winter sports this week, including the first ever skating medal of any form at the Youth Winter Olympics.

After reading Julian Cope's 'Head On' autobiography, Jeremy Taylor presents a selection of songs from Liverpool - not including the Beatles, or Julian Cope.

The Oxford and Kaikoura communities have made big strikes this week in their dark sky journeys.

Paul Diamond reviews three of his favourite books from last year.