A few weeks ago, ACT candidate Paul Henry kicked off a debate about kids' behaviour in schools .. he argued that teachers should have more power to remove disruptive students from classrooms. At the time we spoke to a former teacher about what children are like in the classroom and whether behaviour is getting worse. We're going to talk about the issue again today because Sir Ian Taylor has written an opinion piece saying that we're getting distracted from much bigger questions about our education system. The founder and managing director of Animation Research chats to Jesse.

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If you've noticed people on the streets of Auckland looking particularly chic, it could be because New Zealand Fashion Week is underway! Among the long list of talented local designers taking part is Finn Mora-Hill from the label Fringes. Finn made his fashion week debut last year through Massey University's graduate programme, but this year he's taking part in 'The Studio' showcase. The Studio hits the runway at Shed 10 tomorrow morning, Finn Mora-Hill is with Jesse.

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The killing and butchering of a prize breeding bull in the Far North has brought the issue of rural crime in Aotearoa into sharp focus The devastated owners suspect the $10 000 bull was killed for its meat, Federated Farmers says the crime is far from an isolated incident. Its latest Rural Crime Survey found 67 per cent of farmers had experienced crime ... up from 41 per cent in 2016. Federated Farmers rural crime spokesperson Karl Dean joins Jesse.

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The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

Winston Peters says his own government's wasting money on another study into a second Auckland Harbour crossing. We got the Prime Minister's reaction during the caucus run. Following the collapse of the ceasefire in the US-Iran war ... and Trumps threat to bomb the Oman ... we spoke to a former US official who was an Iran expert on America's National Security Council And with the US caught in a Middle East quagmire, where does that leave China and North Korea's ambitions in the Asia Pacific: we speak to Asia expert Charlotte Glennie about this and her new book Every Second Counts Tune in wherever you get your podcasts - or live at Midday, every weekday on RNZ National.

An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports team.

With America caught in a Middle East quagmire yet again - what are the implications for the ambitions of China and North Korea in the Asia Pacific? Guyon Espiner speaks with Charlotte Glennie - one of only a handful of New Zealand journalists ever to report from inside North Korea. They also discuss her new book Every Second Counts which covers her two decades covering Asia as a foreign correspondent.

The latest news from the United States with Nine News reporter Lauren Tomasi in Washington DC.

An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team.

The money-man behind Opportunity knows the party's policies will cost him. "I would be paying more tax", Alan Wilderland says. RNZ In Depth reporter Farah Hancock joins Guyon Espiner with the details.