Nine To Noon

The weather is starting to warm up and that means breaking out the jandals, sandals and crocs. But what to do if your feet aren't summer ready?

When does positive influence become something more controlling, or even sinister? The Centre is Hannah's newest work about two sisters exposed to a wellness influencer who might not be all she seems.

Lee reports on the local elections preliminary results, a proposed alluvial goldmine to help pay for Westport's flood protection, a pre-election funding grant to to expand Westport's care facility, O'Conor Home and a Westport News reporter wins a literary prize.

Sonja de Friez reviews Fry & Laurie by Stephen Fry & Hugh Laurie (Penguin Random House), and Devil on My Shoulder: A Memoir by Alice Cooper (Penguin Random House).

During World War II a remarkable group of women took to the skies over Britain, ferrying military aircraft between factories, airfields and operational bases. Among them were several Kiwi women who inspired Auckland author Olivia Spooner's new historical novel, The Flying Girls.