Nine To Noon

The latest from the national rugby teams in South Africa, the Warriors, and other sportspeople we should be keeping an eye out for this weekend.

Te Radar and Donna Brookbanks with a lighter take on recent events.

Taupo-nui-a-Tia College has hit another milestone in its recovery from February's devastating fire, which destroyed a block of a dozen classrooms, Taupo council works to protect electricity fund against amalgamations and Broadlands School principal Graeme Taylor is marking 20 years at the helm of the small rural Reporoa school.

Lisa Adler from Unity Books Wellington reviews Perfectly Themselves: Horses in the Human World by Abby Letteri, published by Te Herenga Waka University Press.

Mario Marchese known as Mario the Maker Magician has built a global following with his shows that combine gadgets and robots and turn the stage into a playful laboratory.