The Finance Minister is in Washington DC to meet with White House officials and also taking part in IMF meetings, as the world grapples with war in the Middle East and the resulting oil shocks and inflation fears. Nicola Willis spoke to Guyon Espiner from Washington DC.

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Moana Pasifika and Super Rugby, The Black Ferns will face Canada for the first time since the World Cup semifinal, and Charlisse Leger-Walker becomes the second New Zealander drafted to the WNBA.

Our comedians round out the week with some funny stories from the past week.

Around the motu: Tom Hunt from Wellington's The Post.

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Elizabeth Heritage reviews Party Boy by Breton Dukes, published by Te Herenga Waka University Press.

The Urban Art Foundation aims to expose people to art by placing it among city landscapes, where people can view for free.

It's a long way from New York City to Rakiura Stewart Island, but that's the path Jessica Howland Kany has taken.

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