Rnz: Nine To Noon

Lisa Finucane reviews It's a Bit More Complicated Than That by Hannah Marshall, published by Allen & Unwin.

Irish economist David McWilliams explains how coins have shaped civilisation throughout the ages via King Midas and Darwin. 

Koroi discusses a mutual defence treaty between Australian and Papua New Guinea, New Zealand's compensation to Samoa after the sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui and a third so called "narco sub" is found in Solomon Islands. RNZ Pacific Editor Koroi Hawkins

From humble pub gigs to opening for acts like Billy Joel and Bob Dylan, The Warratahs are to be inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame. 

Local elections voter turnout is notoriously low - will 2025 buck the trend? 

From virtual fences to collars monitoring an animal's health to robotics in horticulture, New Zealand's agri-tech sector is now a major earner. 

The Israeli cabinet are meeting to given final approval to the Gaza ceasefire deal after the first phase of the deal was signed by Israel and Hamas. 

Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to talk about season two of the Sam Neill-led drama The Twelve. Monster: The Ed Gein Story is the latest iteration of Netflix's serial killer anthology series and Once Were Gardeners is a new series coming to Whakaata Maori.

 Neil Edmond is the founder of MoneyTime, an online financial literacy program for children, talks about how to raise children who understand money, and debt.

Technology journalist Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to discuss Commerce Commission research which shows how difficult it is to get good information to help buy a phone plan. 

Jonathan McKenzie, editor of the Waikato Times, with news from the region

Harry Ricketts reviews It's What He Would've Wanted by Nick Ascroft, published by Te Herenga Waka University Press.

UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Kathryn to talk about how both Labour and the Tories fared in their annual conferences - what messages did both Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch deliver, and are their jobs safe? 

Show Me Shorts' 20th anniversary festival got underway this week - festival director Gina Dellabarca talks about the journey.

By 2048 more than half of seniors will be renting - advocates say there's not appropriate housing and councils need to step up. 

It was the interest rate cut that many had called for but will yesterday's OCR cut turn the economy around?  

What researchers found by studying the microbiome of the world's oldest known person - and the other researcher went to some icky places to understand the behaviour of her two cats, Mildred and Merle. 

How to navigate relationships when one partner's plans or hopes for the future differ from their spouse. Do partners have to have the same dreams to be happy together? 

David discusses the decision by police to cancel controversial restructuring in Canterbury , progress in local election voting and Environment Canterbury's Ngai Tahu councillors reflect on their first term. David Hill is a Local Democracy Reporter with North Canterbury News, based in Rangiora

Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai, published by Penguin Books New Zealand.