The All Whites are facing midfield injury setbacks with Ryan Thomas and Joe Bell ruled out of their upcoming warm-up matches. Across other sports, the Super Rugby Pacific playoffs are locked in following a final-round ladder shake-up, the Warriors narrowly lost 20-18 to the Panthers in a top-of-the-table NRL clash, and pole vaulter Imogen Ayris secured a career-best Diamond League silver in Rabat.
Popular Kiwi who's released her own romantasy novel
01/06/2026 | 15 mins.
Ashley Andersen knows what romantasy readers want - because for years she's been one herself.
Business commentator Nicholas Pointon
01/06/2026 | 16 mins.
A merger of two major second tier banks is proposed, and Nicholas also discusses the ongoing struggles going on at telco operator Spark. He also covers latest market movements, and insolvency figures.
Around the motu: Simon Wilson based in Auckland.
01/06/2026 | 12 mins.
Simon discusses the on going battle involving former All Black Ali Williams and billionaire Anna Mowbray who want to use a helicopter from their back yard. He also has the latest on a suggested new design for a second Auckland bridge, the end of a liquor licence freeze, the first of the new electric ferries on the water and a huge month a festivals for June.
Book review: This is where we say goodbye
01/06/2026 | 4 mins.
Gina Rogers reviews This is where we say goodbye by Howard McKenzie Murray published by Fremantle Press.
Smart, in-depth and relentlessly curious, host Kathryn Ryan dives into the stories shaping New Zealand and its people. Interviews and expert analysis from around the world and at home. It’s where big ideas are unpacked and everyday life explored.
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