We head to Methven for its Scarecrow Trail which is running until April 19th. One of its organisers, Gillian Heald spoke to Corin Dann.

The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team.

Home loan rates fell rapidly through last year - then started to rise again when the Reserve Bank turned its attention to OCR increases. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Corin Dann.

The Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ report shows mounting pressure from agriculture, climate change and housing sprawl among other threats.Keiller MacDuff reports.

Weekly Sports Panel: RNZ sports editor Dana Johannsen and former All Black captain Taine Randell.

Cyclone Vaianu is expected to bring severe wind gusts, and rainfall to parts of the North Island on Sunday, with officials urging people to prepare. Chris Brandolino is a Principal Scientist at Earth Sciences New Zealand and he joins us now.

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

A new partnership between the Royal College of GPs and parkrun will see more doctors encourage patients to lace up their sneakers. Wanaka-based GP Dr Andrew Boyd spoke to Corin Dann.

A Tasman tourism operator is "cautiously optimistic" for the winter period, counting on its loyal customers to help keep things ticking along.

Officials are warning people to prepare for the arrival of Cyclone Vaianu, which will bear down on the North Island this weekend. For the very latest we're joined by Director of Civil Defence Emergency Management John Price.