Auckland school principals are warning of pressure on classrooms after increased immigration saw a surge in enrolments. Nearly 16-thousand new pupils have enrolled in schools this year, with Auckland schools gaining more than 8-thousand, their biggest jump in 20 years.Most of the new students have New Zealand residence or parents on short-term work or study visas, and about three-thousand are fee-paying foreign students.More than half of the new students are teenagers. PPTA acting President Chris Abercrombie says many schools are bursting at the seams, and struggling to scale up teaching, particularly for English as a Second Language.

Science correspondent Laurie Winkless joins Kathryn to talk about the role dust played in the demise of the dinosaurs, research that could have implications for self-cleaning kitchens and menopause in chimpanzees.

Rugby league is full of ridiculous stories. Australian journalist and author Glen Humphries has done his best to capture some of the wildest tales in his new book.

Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan joins Kathryn to talk about a new documentary focused on Fat Freddy's Drop that's been released through RNZ. She'll also play new music from Kali Uchis and talk about Sir Dave Dobbyn's re-issue of Lament for the Numb for its 30th anniversary.

Proposed plans for housing intensification in Mount Maunganui are being called irresponsible by Whareroa Marae. Alisha outlines the concerns.

Elisabeth Easther reviews Fishes of Aotearoa by Paul Caiger published by Potton and Burton

Jade Kake has a Master of Architecture and specialises in designing communities and housing based on a traditional model of living known as papakainga. She's co-authored a biography,and now her first novel - Checkerboard Hill, has just been released.

Bernard looks at thawing relations with China, and how Qantas is at the heart of yet another scandal.

Work safety wear is designed to be hardy - but even it will reach the end of its life eventually. What to do with it then became an issue of great concern to Annie Light.

It has lost its powers to monitor and investigate, after controversial legislation changes  - so what can the Moko Mokopuna - which replaces the Office of the Children's Commissioner... actually do?