Tess Brunton is in Queenstown where a potential bomb threat has evacuated the airport earlier this morning. The airport said it activated its emergency security protocols shortly after 8.30am and emergency services were called. Also, the latest on the cryptosporidum outbreak plaguing the resort town.

A climate scientist whose pledge not to travel by plane - leaving him with a long trip back to Germany from where he's been working - has put him at odds with his employer.Dr Gianluca Grimalda is a senior researcher at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) and has spent most of the year in Papua New Guinea studying the relationship between globalisation, climate change and social cohesion. He started his journey to PNG in February overland and by sea and had intended to go back the same way - a 22-thousand kilometre trip that he calculated would create four tonnes of greenhouse gases by plane, but just 400 kilograms by rail, bus and ship. While he was due back in the office last month, his research was delayed - at one point he and his assistants were hostage under machete threat. He's also had his belongings taken and held for ransom. But his employer now says he's due in the office Monday - and if he's not there - his job won't be either. Dr Grimalda joins Kathryn from Papua New Guinea.

Sir Wayne Smith took some convincing to write a memoir, but recently – over two months at his Waihi Beach bach – the legendary rugby mentor detailed his life to sportswriter Phil Gifford. The resulting book Smithy: Endless Winters & The Spring of '22 is out now.

RNZ Pacific Editor Koroi Hawkins discusses politics in Vanuatu, the intriguing story of a pair of Chinese scam artists wanted to turn a radiation-soaked Pacific atoll into a future metropolis; France ends a 10-year snub of the UN's Special Committee on Decolonisation and how are Pacific teams doing at the Rugby World Cup?

In what's being hailed as a first for the English speaking world - the country's independent bookstores will now have a collective website for sales. BookHub launches tomorrow, and it'll allow readers to buy from the 70 or so independent booksellers around the country. Booksellers Aotearoa says it'll be a major disrupter to online bookselling - pushing back against the giant global retailers. Joining Kathryn is Tony Moores, Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand's project manager for BookHub and Renee Rowland from The Twizel Bookshop.

The Privacy Commission says it is not yet convinced that facial recognition technology is a "justified and proportionate response" to combat retail crime. Retail NZ is calling for a coordinated and "sector-wide" rollout of the technology in a bid to cut down on repeat offences. Its latest survey found almost all respondents have experienced crime at their businesses in the past year, costing an estimated $2.6b. Supermarket giant Foodstuffs is set to begin a trial of the technology next month. Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster says such technology would see all customers scanned and compared to a watchlist, in order to identify a small number of people engaging in criminal or harmful behaviour. He speaks to Kathryn.

Film and TV correspondent Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to talk about The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (Netflix), directed by Wes Anderson and based on the Roald Dahl story of the same name. He'll also talk about new Netflix documentary series Who Killed Jill Dando and new Kiwi flick Uproar starring Julian Dennison.

When a teen lacks confidence in studying for their exams, a "leadership nudge" from a supportive parent becomes essential, says  parenting coach Joseph Driessen.

Technology correspondent Paul Matthews looks at the cyber attacks that have hit Auckland Transport, causing chaos for commuters. What's happening and what is the organisation doing to stop it? The Australian Government is proposing a big boost to their Digital ID service MyGovID, turning it into a form of digital ID and opening it up for adoption by the private sector. Will it work and what are the risks? Lastly, Digital Health Week is coming up at the end of next month, with a big focus on Data and AI in Health.

Robin Martin is in Taranaki, where a series of proposed cycleways are causing an uproar in New Plymouth. The initial plans would involve removing around 900 on-street carparks, which nearby businesses believe would decimate customer numbers. Also, a series of cooking classes being run by a Waitara food bank after it realised many clients did not know how to use the fresh vegetables provided for them in parcels.