Sunday marks the deadline for District councils to submit their proposals to amalgamate with at least one other nearby authority. Council's across the country have been meeting to finalise their proposals or face the process being dictated to them by central government. Bill Hickman has more.

The Black Sticks women have been missing from hockey's big events for the last four years - but this month they're back. The men's and women's World Cups are being run co-currently in Europe, starting in a couple of weeks time. For the New Zealand teams their journey to the global tournament looks different to their opposition. Sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Melissa Chan-Green.

A retirement village custom built just for you and your friends is surely not possible, or is it? Three friends from Hamilton have decided to do just that. They all needed to downsize but didn't love the idea of traditional retirement living, so combined two houses into one. The house is designed to they can be near each other and still have their own spacer. Sue O'Brien is one of the trio living in the home and spoke to Melissa Chan-Green.

Middle East correspondent Madeline Croad spoke to Melissa Chan-Green about attacks between government forces and the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, with dozens reportedly killed. Meanwhile, there are various discussions around deals to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Pacific foreign leaders have failed to agree on a joint statement about the nuclear-capable missile China fired into the region's waters last month. Winston Peters has been pushing his counterparts to take a stand during today's Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers meeting in Fiji. Political reporter Lauren Crimp was in Suva and has more.

The Advertising Standards Authority has investigated a complaint about the font size and layout of mandatory information on a billboard for weight loss injection Wegovy. The authority found it was "not sufficiently accessible enough to be read and understood by consumers. New Zealand the US are the only developed countries that allow drug companies to advertise direct to consumers. Associate professor of psychological medicine at the University of Auckland spoke to Melissa Chan-Green.

Wallace Chapman and Jesse Mulligan star in the shortest show on radio, where they show they really can make something out of nothing, join them to be part of their delight, or to simply despair. Wallace will also preview what's on The Panel tonight.

Wallace Chapman and Jesse Mulligan star in the shortest show on radio, where they show they really can make something out of nothing, join them to be part of their delight, or to simply despair. Wallace will also preview what's on The Panel tonight.

Passionate conservationist Nicola Toki and Jesse talk critter of the week. This week it is the green hydra. This bright green, stinging, tentacled predator is immortal, swallows live prey whole, is closely related to jellyfish…and is probably lurking in your local stream. Luckily, it's less than a centimetre long. It reminds Nicola of the wee guy (her research tells her it's a bow truckle) that hangs out in Newt Schamander's pocket in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016). Big thanks to Ross McCulloch, University of Otago for the information on the green

Interior design expert Sylvia Sandford talks patterns with Jesse. She says it's time to discard the sleek smooth lines of plain and punctuate our lives with pattern! She offers suggestions as to how and where you can add colour and texture.

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