Samantha Gee discusses wastewater woes in Nelson - the Tasman District Council issued warnings against collecting shellfish or whitebait from the coastal area around the Motueka River last month, after problems with the filtration membranes were detected at its treatment plant. Now the council says this has been happening since they were first installed as part of an eight million upgrade to the plant in 2014. They had been able to address it by acid-washing or back washing the filters but come September, that was no longer working. And, more than a year on from the August flooding across the top of the South Island, some residents still remain in limbo.

Demi Cox of Unity Books Auckland reviews The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donaghue

Henry Onesemo – head chef at the new Parnell restaurant Tala – was working as a Polynesian dancer at Florida's Disney World when he met Debby, a former lawyer.

South China Sea tensions are rising with Chinese vessels ramming Philippine boats near a Manila-controlled shoal that John says Beijing want to get its hands on. This as China's top foreign policy official goes to Washington and the country's Defense Minister, Li Shangfu is formally ousted.

More than 150 frontline staff at Auckland Hospital's emergency department have signed a complaint to management saying chronic staff shortages are exposing them to unacceptable risk. The complaint has been signed by doctors, nurses and healthcare assistants and lodged under the Health and Safety at Work Act, warning hospital bosses that "safe staffing levels" are being "consistently breached". They say the ratio of nurses to patients should be no more than one to four but this is consistently breached, putting both staff and patients at risk. Nico Woodward is a nurse in Auckland Hospital's emergency department, a NZ nurses organisation delegate, and one of the signatories to the complaint. He speaks to the pressures inside E.D alongside Anne Daniels, president of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation and also an emergency department nurse.

This week attorneys general across the United States launched a broadside against social media giant Meta, over harm caused to children and young people. A total of 41 states have launched multiple lawsuits alleging Meta - the owner of Facebook and Instagram - has knowingly used features on its platforms that are detrimental to youth mental health. The biggest lawsuit, joined by 33 states, says Meta "harnessed power and unprecedented technologies to entice, engage and ultimately ensnare youth and teens. It alleges the company's motive it profit and it's repeatedly misled the public over the dangers. The flurry of lawsuits comes two years after leaked internal research revealed Meta was aware of the impact it was having - particularly the toxic effect of Instagram on teenage girls. The leaker was Frances Haugen and she joins Kathryn to discuss the lawsuits' implications.

Film and TV reviewer Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to talk about Martin Scorcese's Killers of the Flower Moon, based on the book of the same name, which is about the Oklahoma murders of members of the Osage Nation following the discovery of oil on their land. He'll also rate the documentary into David Beckham (Netflix) and one for Halloween: The Enfield Poltergeist (Apple), which focuses on the true story of a London family in the 1970s who claimed they were terrorised by an evil spirit.

Bestselling author and psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg talks to Kathryn about creating and fostering the grandparent-grandchild relationship. Throughout time it has been a special relationship, but as lives get busier, retirement age stretches out and technology absorbs children - we're looking at key ways to navigate the complexities of connecting and staying in touch. Dr Carr-Gregg's latest book Grandparents - is a practical guide to navigating being a Nana or Grandad.

Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about how Twitter has changed in the year since Elon Musk's $44b buyout. He'll also look at why video streamers are pushing up prices well beyond inflation and why it might come with ads. And North Korean agents have been insinuating their way into tens of thousands of freelance IT roles around the world - what's the danger and what are some of the signs one has been hired?

Jimmy has the latest on Massey University's financial troubles, and cuts to staff and courses. Also, why Taumaranui locals want dozens of abandoned trains in the town - gone. And what has led 62 year old Trevor Moore to fundraise for the Grassroots Trust Rescue Helicopter, based in Palmerston North.