Rnz: Nine To Noon

A charity is calling for the loss of a baby to be included in official data, to better understand why miscarriage occurs. 

Lawyers have written to the Prime Minister saying the country's reliance on cloud computing and storage will result in catastrophic harm. 

Our comedians Te Radar and Irene Pink bring some levity to the end of the week.

Sports commentator Dana Johannsen

Tess has the latest with the Otago councillor accused of financial misconduct, court action over protecting the hoiho, and Dunedin's new mayor.

Roger Christensen of Unity Books Auckland reviews Gloam by Jack Mackay, published by Oneworld.

Health NZ is releasing a new information campaign to encourage parents to immunise their children after the outbreak of measles in Northland. 

Ed White is a correspondent with the Financial Times based in Shanghai

It's been a phenomenal year for the New Zealand Youth Choir.

The minister in charge of the online casino bill is looking again at the new legislation after huge opposition driven by a possible loss of community funding. 

Banking innovators say consumers will be the winners after a government decision that banks may not charge for access to customer data. 

Film and TV reviewer James Croot looks at The Woman in Cabin 10 (Netflix), starring Keira Knightley as a Guardian journalist who believes a murder's been committed on a billionaire's yacht. A House of Dynamite (cinemas, Netflix), is an apocalyptic thriller that follows the minutes' build-up to a nuclear strike through the eyes of different players. And Eleanor the Great is an American drama directed by Scarlett Johansson and starring 95-year-old June Squibb. James Croot is film and television reviewer for Stuff

Speech and Language Therapist Christian Wright talks to Kathryn about what typical language development in pre-schoolers looks like.

Tech commentator Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to discuss how the South Korean government learned the hard way why back-ups to digital data are a good idea.

Richard Griffin was Jim Bolger's press secretary and describes Jim Bolger as a great friend.

Around the motu : Peter de Graaf in Northland

Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews The Last Living Cannibal by Airana Ngarewa, published by Moa Press.

All state highways in the Waitomo district remain closed, with several houses cut off by floodwaters, but those are beginning to recede. 

On the eastern edge of the Kahurangi National Park lies the Flora Stream area. 

Natasha discusses the latest news from the United Kingdom.