New Zealand's first-known coffee roaster and a hot plate made from military gun barrels are among items on display at the Wellington museum. The Capital of Kai exhibition contains memorabilia dating back to the 1920s from the city's famous restaurants, cafes and bars. Reporter Sammy Carter visited the exhibition.

The government is investing $8 million in community programmes using sport and physical activity to reduce youth offending. Tauranga's surfing programme, Live for More works with 16 to 25 year olds who are on the wrong track. Its founder and executive director Krista Dixon spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Iran says it's fired missiles towards Northern Israel after earlier Israeli strikes on southern Beirut. Iran's military says the strikes in Lebanon had "crossed all red lines", threatening further action if Israel responded with further attacks. The Israeli military says it's intercepted all missiles fired so far. Washington DC correspondent Allister D'Souza spoke to John Campbell.

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We often hear how much easier life is in Australia, but there's a warning that it might not be the case for renters for much longer. A new report shows rental affordability increasing in most parts of New Zealand. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

An advocacy group is calling for urgent action to house thousands of homeless mothers and their children. The Coalition to End Women's Homelessness has done the first data dive on 33,000 children who were in severe housing deprivation at the time of the latest census, and found they are missing out on so much more than a stable roof. Amy Williams reports.

Transport accident investigators are combing through the scene of the train incident that injured six passengers in Wellington over the weekend. Daran Ponter from Greater Wellington Regional Council spoke to John Campbell.

Simon Craggs, principal of Papakura High School says he's seeing an increase in students with jobs working longer hours. He spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

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