It can drive parents mad, but psychologist Dr Rachael Sharman of the University of the Sunshine Coast says sibling rivalry is a perfectly normal - and in fact, even necessary part of the developmental process. So how can parents guide their kids through the conflict process?

Tech commentator Tony Grasso joins Susie to talk about the cyber attacks on Taiwan amid rising tensions with China, a DDoS attack on Britain's National Health Service. He'll also look at why insider theft is still a major risk, as an ex-Amazon worker is found guilty of stealing the details of over 100 million Americans and six million Canadians, and how Adversary-in-the-middle attacks are on the rise and include New Zealand targets.

Harry Ricketts reviews A Riderless Horse by Tim Upperton, published by Auckland University Press.

The curtain came down on the international career of Black Caps batter Ross Taylor in April this year. After 16 years representing New Zealand, his 450th and final game was at a One Day International against The Netherlands. He's the first player from any country to make100 international appearances in all three formats of the game: test cricket, one-day internationals and Twenty20.

UK correspondent Hugo Gye joins Susie to talk about fears within Conservative ranks that an increasingly nasty campaign to be leader by Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will damage the party, the cost of energy this winter is forecast to be more than three times higher than it was a year ago. There's a heatwave and drought hitting Britain, along with train strikes and airport delays...but Birmingham has enjoyed its time in the sun hosting the Commonwealth Games.

The country's only kaupapa Māori , social enterprise energy retailer says 130,000 households experience energy poverty, and it needs help to end that. Nau Mai RÄ was established a year ago. It is committed to turning no customer away, and pledges not to disconnect any home, even if a customer is struggling to pay bills.

Cars are being ruined and frustration is growing in communities around the country over the state of our roads. Residents, particularly those in rural areas say the roading network is in a terrible state - made worse by the wet winter - and repairs just aren't happening.

Science commentator Dr Siouxsie Wiles joins Susie to talk about the test to release scheme for Covid 19: some people are still testing positive at the end of their 7 days' isolation, which means they're still infectious. She'll also look at a study that identified five viruses that were able to kill a bacteria that inflamed the guts of mice - and the hope it may offer those suffering from inflammatory bowel disease. And even reading a brief story about women and girls engaging in maths was enough to change children's stereotypes about maths being only for boys. Associate Professor Dr Siouxsie Wiles is the head of Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab at the University of Auckland.

Mucking around with a bow and arrow as a young Waikato boy has led to Peter Hill having countless hunting adventures. A first time author, he writes about his devotion to hunting in his book Straight Arrows and Fast Bullets : A Hunter's Tale. He's done a range of jobs, including working a professional hunter for the Forest Service culling goats and earning a living as a possum trapper. Now Peter spends the winter months fencing, and this summer he will be building his fishing guide business back up, after a couple of Covid affected years.

Ash Davida Jane reviews Poor People With Money by Dominic Hoey, published by Penguin Random House NZ