We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh.

It's been a hectic week in the world of politics, and it's now time for our weekly political panel. RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson and Stuff's political editor Luke Malpass joined Corin Dann and Ingrid Hipkiss.

The Antipodean albatross faces extinction by 2050, the Department of Conservation warns. It's estimated surface longline fishing alone kills 300 to 500 albatross in New Zealand waters every year. Dr Stephanie Borelle from Birdlife International is urging the new Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, Rachel Brooking, to take more ambitious and urgent action to protect the nation's endangered seabirds. She spoke to Corin Dann.

The Public Service Association claims the South Waikato District Council has breached its obligations to act in good faith during a recent restructure.... but the chief executive says it's just a case of hurt feelings. The council is proposing one of the largest rate rises in the country at 18.5 percent and has made eight people redundant as it looks for ways to run more efficiently. Libby Kirkby-McLeod reports.

Business update for 9 June 2023