Michael covers strong visitor numbers at the renovated Sarjeant Gallery, investors wanted to build a new hotel in Whanganui's CBD, a new pirate ship with an interesting past for Ohakune's playground and the three bridges run signals the start of summer.

Gail Pittaway reviews The Land of Sweet Forever by Harper Lee, published by Penguin Random House.

Stefan Powell, co-founder and CEO of Dawn Aerospace, has received the Prime Minister's Space Prize for Professional Excellence.

Australian journalist Aaron Patrick on the fight in southern Afghanistan that created - and then destroyed - a national hero.

The US shutdown is over, and the House is back working again with Democrats releasing Epstein emails that President Trump "knew about the girls" and was the "dog who hasn't barked".

A kiwi avoidance programme for dogs now has more trainers than ever, as demand rises ahead of summer.

A Dunedin building company is lifting houses in a flood prone suburb by as much as a metre to prevent future inundation.

Psychiatrists and Clinical Psychologists warn their workforces are depleting to the point there won't be enough experienced professionals to provide supervision for those in training.

Bill discusses the recently changed laws around building a granny flat on your land. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Jill Hermansen - founder of Jill's Complements- works from her kitchen in her hometown of Whanganui producing a range of complementary foods based on some of her own family recipes. Her Rustic Seed Crackers - handed down from her mum - made the finals in this year's NZ Food Awards.