Six new Covid-19 cases in the community as of yesterday, four linked to the existing Auckland cluster and the origin of the other two cases is being looked into. Professor Michael Baker is back for another update.

Reporters cop backlash for tough questions on Covid-19 response; Kidsplaining the news; conspiracy talk on talk radio.

Our weekend panellists Jane Clifton and Richard Harman look at our Covid-19 situation, the number of Kiwis coming into isolation, the second bout of panic buying and Donald Trump's insistence that we have a big coronavirus surge.

How many times have you made a rushed purchase online because you've been alerted to the fact that other people are making the same purchase? This is often due to 'dark matters.' Mohawk Media's Helen Baxter is with us to discuss.

Joe Biden has accepted his big challenge to defeat Donald Trump in this year's presidential election and bring the United States out of the darkness and towards the light. US correspondent Karen Kasler has all the latest.

After making wine around the globe, Grant Phelps was lured to Chile by the country's fifth richest man to run his winery. Eventually Grant branched out on his own to make his boutique wine in the basement of a hotel he built in Valparaiso.

It's not officially authorised by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, but co-authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand have compiled the most major account from Harry and Meghan's perspective with their new book, Finding Freedom.

During the last lockdown, Great Barrier Island saw an influx of boaties trying their luck and trying the patience of locals on the island. And it might be happening again. Great Barrier Island local Tom Daly joins the show for an update.

A new study out of Washington State University has shown that women living in small towns are most at risk of violence from current or former spouses and partners. The findings also ring true in New Zealand.

Taiwan appears to be at risk of being caught up in the power struggle between China and the US. Richard McGregor is the author of Xi Jinping: The Backlash. He joins us to discuss Taiwan issue and the rising tension between the powers.