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Alistair Kitchen has a warning for those planning travel to the United States. During a stopover in Los Angeles the Australian writer was pulled from the customs line, detained for 12 hours and questioned about his views on the Israel-Palestine conflict. He tells Jesse about the experience, and what happened next.

We are joined in studio by incredible guests MELODOWNZ & Canaan Ene The team search for a good news story and have a very hard time!

The latest RNZ Pacific news.

A Weight loss drug, made famous by celebrities and TikTok will soon be available in New Zealand. Medical weight loss GP Lara Courtenay spoke to Charlotte Cook.

The Law Society is warning that successive governments use of urgency is part of the reason trust in law is eroding in New Zealand. Law Society president Frazer Barton spoke to Charlotte Cook.

Midday Rural News for 26 June 2025.

Horowhenua-Kapiti Rugby Union's chief executive says referees have been impressed with the support they've received since the abuse towards them in the area was first publicised.

Midday Business News for 26 June 2025.

As a sitting MP, the death of Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Tarsh Kemp will have flow on effects for Parliament. Acting Political Editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Charlotte Cook.

Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Tarsh Kemp has died at the age of 50 in the early hours of Thursday morning. Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi spoke to Charlotte Cook.

Film and TV reviewer Perlina Lau joins Kathryn to talk about new Netflix series Sirens, starring Julianne Moore as an enigmatic billionaire who may have trapped her young employee into a manipulative web. Playing Nice (Three) sees James Norton facing a parent's nightmare of their child being swapped at birth and Long Bright River (Three) is an American crime drama miniseries based on the 2020 book of the same name starring Amanda Seyfried. Perlina Lau is co-host of RNZ's Culture 101 programme

It can be hard to avoid what's going on in the world right now, including for children. How can parents help their kids make sense of what's going on, without scaring them?

Technology correspondent Bill Bennett looks at Chorus' plan to extend the fibre network further into rural New Zealand.

Logan discusses the latest events in Southland including tension around the Southland Museum and Art Gallery.

Lynn Freeman reviews The Name of the Sister by Gail Jones published by Text Publishing

Considered one of the greatest rock climbers of all time, Beth Rodden, has conquered much more than some of the world's most challenging summits. 

In today's episode, Minister Tama Potaka is concerned that public funding may have been used for electioneering, after a Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency advertisement encouraging Māori to sign up for the Māori electoral roll was released this week, victims of sexual abuse will get the final say on whether their attackers get permanent name suppression, NATO members have confirmed they've agreed to spend 5 percent of GDP on defence and security by 2035 - an increase from the current core defence spending target of 2 percent, data analysis shows little evidence of success from a fund that has been giving schools $10 million-a-year to tackle truancy, and all rugby matches have been cancelled in the Horowhenua-Kāpiti region this weekend, after yet another incident of serious abuse was directed at a referee.

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

UK correspondent Dan Bloom looks at the government's plans to push ahead with cuts to benefits for disabled people.

It's estimated that spiders consume up to 800 million tons of insects globally every year.