The CEO of one of the Warriors major sponsors has created a bit of a stir, Dana breaks down the brouhaha, and also looks at why netball bosses have been slow to address safety concerns in the game. Dana Johannsen is Stuff's National Correspondent specialising in sport.

The parents of a young teacher who drowned in Wellington harbour have spoken about their grief. Issac Levings died following a night out at a concert. Georgina says his death is eerily similar to others on the waterfront at night and the Wellington City Council is investigating more fencing in the area. She also talks to Kathryn about eroding trust in Kiwrail after last-minute chaotic disruptions to ferry and train services in Wellington. The Government has launched a rapid review into KiwiRail.

Martene McCaffrey from Unity books Auckland reviews Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks, published by Penguin Random House

Uncertainty continues for about 1 million Rohingya refugees who have been stuck in Bangladesh for nearly six years despite the latest attempts to return them to Myanmar. Thailand goes to the polls but there are questions over whether the election can result in the first peaceful transition of power in the volatile south-east Asian nation in a decade. Pakistan appears to be on a knife-edge again after the arrest of popular opposition leader and former cricket star Imran Kahn has sparked a series of violent clashes this week. And ties between the west and China are deteriorating again with Beijing embroiled in a new tit-for-tat diplomatic dispute with Canada, a standoff over Russia sanctions with Europe and signs that even high level meetings between US and Chinese officials are being derailed. Ed White is a correspondent with the Financial Times.

Questions are being asked about whether airline pilots are properly protected and supported. Particularly whether they feel comfortable reporting mental health issues.The recently passed Civil Aviation Act repeals and replaces its thirty-plus year old predecessor, and the much older Airport Authorities Act (passed in 1966). The Act enables the Civil Aviation Authority to regulate, support and improve levels of safety and security throughout the sector. But parts of the aviation community say it has missed an opportunity, by leaving crew without independent support and leaving airlines with the responsibility for instigating pilot support programmes. John Nicholson is the chief executive of industry group Aviation New Zealand. He thinks the new Aviation Act was a once in a life time opportunity to get things right for crew, but hasn't gone far enough. He speaks with Kathryn Ryan along with international Air New Zealand 777 pilot and Medical and Welfare Officer for the New Zealand Air Line Pilots' Association Dave Church, who is speaking out against the new law for not adequately protecting vulnerable pilots experiencing mental health problems.

The Department of Conservation has dozens of high risk structures overdue for maintenance and overall has a backlog of maintenance on its huts and tracks network worth over $300 million. The startling figures are contained in documents released originally to Newroom under the Official Information Act, and date from early to mid 2022. The documents also reveal 99 high priority safety critical work orders on other assets - such as tracks, bridges and huts - have been deferred; DOC is 70,000 hours behind on scheduled maintenance and an immediate cash injection is required to get on top of the backlog. DOC says it has a large and ageing visitor asset base and it is methodically working through its asset management programme, but some tough decisions need to be made on what to replace and maintain. Kathryn speaks with Peter Wilson, former President of Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand, and former Department of Conservation statutory planner.

Film and TV correspondent Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to talk about Silo (Apple TV), based on the novels by Hugh Howey and set in a dystopian future where a group of people live underground in a silo to protect them from the toxic world above. He'll also look at Bupkis, a series based on a fictionalised version of Pete Davidson's life and the second season of New Zealand-shot Sweet Tooth (Netflix).

Māori academic Linda Tuhiwai Smith tells Kathryn Ryan she often cried while writing her new series of therapeutic storybooks for kids.

Tech commentator Peter Griffin joins Kathryn to talk about the significant spend included in this week's Australian federal Budget. Could Prime Minister Chris Hipkins pledge to make next week's New Zealand Budget all about "science, infrastructure and skills" include a similar spend up? Rocket Lab successfully launched two Nasa satellites that will track cyclones and Christchurch-based Dawn Aerospace has done a deal with Lynk, a satellite-based broadband company that's aiming to rival Starlink.

Mike has the controversy surrounding Rotokawau Virginia Lake's bird aviary and its future. The Whanganui District Council is currently reviewing its cemeteries and crematoria bylaw, which allows alcohol to be consumed on sites. The public is split on whether that's a good idea or not. On the crime front there's been an increase robberies in the town's main street, Victoria Avenue. And the restoration of a 1942 artillery gun that has stood at Pukenamu Queen's Park for more than three decades is almost complete. Mike Tweed is a Multimedia Journalist for the Whanganui Chronicle