Jared talks about the fuel surcharges being brought in by some Queenstown tour operators, permit charges for the historic Macetown Rd.

Melissa Oliver of Unity Books Wellington reviews Hungus by Amber Esau, published by Te Herenga Waka University Press.

Maurice Yearbury is the president of the Waikato Centre Sheep Dog Trial Association and says they are struggling to bring in younger members.

The cyclone is expected to pass over Coromandel Peninsula and Bay of Plenty on Sunday before moving over the rest of the North Island.

She can read original texts in Greek, Latin, Sanskrit, Arabic, and Cuneiform.

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The latest information as Cyclone Vaianu heads for New Zealand; An update on the conflict in the Middle East from BBC correspondent Paul Adams; Regional councils are asking the government to help smaller airlines to keep their communities connected; NZ's parkrun movement links up with GPs for a new trial

Koroi discusses the tropical cyclone approaching Papua New Guinea, the political crisis in Solomon Islands heads to court today.

Along with being the first zoo, it was also the first conservation organisation in Wellington.

The report is warning the sector needs to move away from what it says, has been until now ad-hoc workforce planning and for Government support to retain skilled oil and gas workers.