Massey University academic, Richard Shaw's final book in a trilogy on family stories and colonisation.

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Solomon Islands PM Jeremiah Manele ousted, New Caledonia suspends trade cooperation with Vanuatu, Starlink set to return to Papua New Guinea and a security deal between Fiji and Australia appears close. RNZ editor Koroi Hawkins with the latest from the region.

After more than a century of neglect, restoration work is well underway to restore Wellington's largest stream system, the Kaiwharawhara awa. The programme is led by Zealandia and its General Manger is Mark Ormsby.

Stagnant rents, vacancies and falling capital gains and seeing so-called mum and dad investors are pulling back from owning rental properties. But what does that mean for the housing market? Auckland University associate professor Michael Rehm.

Dunedin Hospital has a new nurse led assessment unit that it's hoped will take the pressure off the emergency department. Southern chief nurse, Jane Wilson explains more about how the until will work in with the emergency service.

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We crossed the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Richard Willingham from ABC in Tasmania.

Feastival Taranaki is taking place this weekend. Its founder, Rachel Church spoke to John Campbell.