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In June 1986, for one week, the Northern Waikato town of Otorohanga officially renamed itself 'Harrodsville'. Exactly why is layed out in the new 'Harrodsville 40th Anniversary' exhibition at Otorohanga Museum, which is running from now until the end of June. Here to share the details is Otorohanga Mayor Rodney Dow.

At what age do we stop saying somebody has fallen over and instead say they've had a fall? It's a quirk of language that points to the fact that in our later years, taking a tumble is likely to be that much more serious. And with an aging population, staying steady on our feet is a growing concern Well, a Kiwi research team is focused on tackling that issue and supporting healthy aging with a particular focus on solutions from kaupapa Maori. The Taurite Tu programme recently took two awards at the Asia Pacific Eldercare Innovation Awards in Singapore Joining us now is physiotherapist Katrina Potiki Bryant, who leads the programme

The Waitangi Tribunal has been holding a hearing for its inquiry into the government's proposed amendments to treaty clauses. It launched the urgent inquiry last month because of concerns the reforms could cause and I quote, "significant and irreversible prejudice" to Maori. When the amendments were announced, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said they would ensure references to the principles of the treaty are clear and consistent. We wanted to know exactly what is being looked at and why, so to help explain it is RNZ Maori News Journalist Pokere Paewai.

New Zealanders drink 3.7kgs of coffee per person every year ... that's according to data from the International Coffee Organisation .. which puts us just out of the top twenty coffee consuming countries .. but well above the global average. It's fair to say, we've cracked drinking coffee and making coffees, so it seems only right that our attention turns to growing coffee. More than 9 thousand coffee trees have been planted from Bay of Plenty through to the Far North and crop trials are happening in other places too. Over the weekend, the second annual New Zealand Coffee Producers Association conference took place to share what's happening on the ground in this growing industry. Here to tell us more is NZ Coffee Producers Association officer Justine Stuart.