Peter Griffin is a Wellington-based technology journalist.

Jonathan talks about the recent cold and how the local zoo has been helping the animals, the central business district gets its first playground, parking wardens resort to cameras to cover all the local schools, Hamilton's amalgamation plans hit a speed bump and Waipa Council decides to get rid of the controversial former Te Awamutu Bunnings building.

Quentin Johnson reviews The Attention Recovery Plan by David Gillespie, published by Macmillan.

Hona Black joins Kathryn to talk about the new position and the future of te reo Māori in Aotearoa.

The BBC's Rob Watson on response to the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, droght and Clicky Ponting

Specialist bookstores are a feature in many towns, but on Dominion Rd in Auckland's Mt Roskil is a store thought to be the only Islamic book store.

A new report has found generative AI is becoming part of everyday school life but more than half of teachers fear it's having a negative effect on students' critical thinking.

New water rates are landing for the first time in Wellington, and residents are already reacting strongly.

RNZ's Money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers more questions about her new KiwiSaver book.

Anthony Byrt on his new historical thriller,  Dying Days, on the Kiwi soldiers  sent to help maintain order in the Italian city of Trieste end of World War II.