Dan Bali is the marketing manager and events co-ordinator for Auckland's Real Groovy Records. He spoke to Guyon Espiner ahead of Record Store Day.

An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team.

Weekly chat about the week in politics with Patrick Gower and Guyon Espiner.

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

Christopher Luxon has failed to lift his party out of the danger zone of late twenties in the polls for the last few months. Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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.

The top stories and other headlines at midday

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.