Councils around the country are working to a three month deadline to come up with a plan to amalgamate. Selwyn District mayor Lydia Gliddon spoke to John Campbell.

New Zealand exporters to the United States could soon face a new 12-point-5 percent tariff, as the Trump Administration targets 60 countries it says are not doing enough to prevent the importation of goods made by forced labour. Our Washington DC correspondent Toni Waterman talks with Ingrid Hipkiss.

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The team used MRI scans to study the brains of 13 people who'd recently stopped using meth, after an average of 15 years.The study's lead author Ben Bristow spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

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Ukrainian drones have hit the Russian city of St Petersburg, targeting energy and military sites. The attack came as international guests were due to gather for an economic forum. BBC Monitoring chief analyst Vitaly Shevchenko spoke to John Campbell from Ukraine.

There's a bit of a split developing between some vets, farmers and animal rights groups around the animal welfare associated with virtual fencing, meanwhile it looks like margins will be up for farmers buying dairy cattle to fatten up over the winter. The latest rural news with Gianina Schwanecke.