Looking for an EV? Which to choose? How does the clean car rebate work? Fully electric or hybrid? Ecotricity CEO Al Yates joins Susie to discuss and answer some of the most common questions about EVs.

New Zealand is heading for a likely recession, after the largest increase to the official cash rate on record.  So how deep will this recession be, for how long, and who will feel it worst? Infometrics principal economist Brad Olsen.

The Christmas switch has been flicked on, and it's hard to avoid it. Today Kathryn is joined by money expert Simran Kaur to talk about how social media can help pile on the pressure to get the perfect Christmas gift. How can you make sure to stick to your Christmas budget and not give in to peer - and inflationary - pressure?

A writing career spanning 50 years has taken Neville Peat around the world, across Aotearoa, and to the very outer reaches of New Zealand's marine realm. Neville has written more than 40 books over that career, covering themes of geography, history and the natural environment, but its the country's many islands that are the subject of his latest book.

Ralph McAllister reviews Ancestry by Simon Mawer, published by Penguin Random House.

Geologist Bruce Hayward's latest book Mountains, Volcanoes, Coasts and Caves: Origins of Aotearoa New Zealand's Natural Wonders takes the reader around the motu. It tells of the history and geology of land forms, landscapes and coastal wonders, and contains pictures and aerial photography by Alastair Jamieson and Lloyd Homer.

Flight delays, Rudd warning on China, Somerton Man's family photos.

Tech giant Meta says its planned changes to Instagram and Facebook will help keep its youngest users safer online, but the company hasn't ruled out pushing forward with a kids-only Instagram. "But is it too little to late"? Kathryn talks to David Monahan from FairPlay,

Life pass holders for Mt Ruapehu's troubled ski fields have two more days to indicate whether they're willing to stump up funds to help save Whakapapa and Turoa ski fields.

The Polytech semester draws to a close for the last time, as we know it, this Friday. It is also just six weeks until the new, single-entity mega polytech is due to launch. But with key staff and salaries issues still to be settled, is it ready? Kathryn speaks with Education Minister Chris Hipkins.