A round-up of the week's rural news

Now it's time for Country Life or This week Country Life remembers Halcombe's wartime Home Guard and digs in, learning about agriculture, with Geraldine High School students.

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

In part two, shop owners on Whangarei's Bank Street say the installation of a priority T2 lane on the street is severely affecting their business. The council says its just teething issues. One of the affected businesses talks to the panel and begs to differ. Then, the history of and the misconceptions around the origin of the ANZAC biscuit. And if that whets your appetite, here's some biscuit recipes for inspiration this ANZAC weekend.

Christopher Luxon has stared down his critics in caucus, forcing his MPs to demonstrate their loyalty with a dramatic vote of confidence. He survived the week - but still faces an almighty challenge in turning around poor polling and keeping together an increasingly fractious coalition. RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch reports.

Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Kathryn Graham and David Farrar. First up, the Government has pulled the funding from Sail GP event in Auckland next year. Auckland businesses are hopping mad, but the government says it didn't meet the criteria for funding. AUT sports professor Dr Mark Orams says Auckland's reputation will take a hit. Then, residents in the South Island town of Darfield are on tender hooks waiting to learn more about the fate of their local hospital. The 10 bed hospital stopped taking admissions last year due to a lack of doctors. Harvey Polglase, the chair of the Darfield Residents' Association, outlines the community's fears.

On the eve of ANZAC Day, bugle players will be dusting off the brass to play The Last Post at services here and across the world. But what does it take to prepare for such an important moment? Checkpoint's Johnny Sutherland tracked down a bugler who takes his practice to another level. He spoke to Lisa Owen.

United Kingdom correspondent spoke to Lisa Owen about how the private health records of half a million Britons have been caught up in a massive data breach involving China.

The Prime Minister has pulled out of his regular Monday morning interview on TVNZ's Breakfast programme after National lodged a complaint about the network's Press Gallery team. RNZ's deputy political editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Lisa Owen.

News from the business sector, including a market report.