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Powhiri, protest, and politics. Leaders and dignitaries were welcomed onto the Treaty Grounds at Waitangi as we went to air. We crossed live to our acting political editor for the latest; The CEO of Wellington Water joined us to explain what was being done to limit an environmental disaster in Wellington after the Moa Point wastewater treatment plant shut down and spewed tens of millions of litres of raw sewage into the South Coast; On a brighter note, we crossed to the Laneway Festival in Auckland, where our music whizz Tony Stamp took a vibe check and walked us through the lineup; And, "Democracy dies in darkness" was the catch cry of The Washington Post. So why was its billionaire owner turning off the lights for hundreds of staff at the famous newspaper? Our correspondent Laura Taglianetti had the latest.

An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports team.

Music whizz Tony Stamp spoke to Guyon Espiner from the Laneway Festival in Auckland.

An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team.

The latest from the United States with correspondent Laura Taglianetti in New York.

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

Leaders and dignitaries have been welcomed on to the Treaty grounds at Waitangi. RNZ Acting political editor, Craig McCulloch spoke to Guyon Espiner from Waitangi.

The capital faces an environmental catastrophe after the shutdown of the Moa Point treatment plant. Wellington Water CEO Pat Dougherty spoke to Guyon Espiner.

More New Zelaanders are out of work with unemployment rising to its highest level in more than a decade. Auckland and Wellington are hit hard as people lose their jobs in the cities. We unpack the job stats with a top economist; Weighing the pros and cons of public funding for weight loss drugs, Pharmac Minister David Seymour joins us live. And Facebook sounds quaint. Moltbook is social media for AIs. Is this the singularity where the bots take over, or just part of the hype-panic cycle, as the world adjusts to AI agents. We speak to AI expert Joshua Vial. 

An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports team.

It's been dubbed social media for AI and has whipped the tech world into a frenzy over the last week. On Moltbook, bots chat to each other, complain about humans and happily post their memes - much like humans do. Josh Vial, the co-founder of programming bootcamp Dev Academy Aotearoa spoke to Guyon Espiner.

An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team.

The latest news from Australia with Nine News political reporter Amanda Copp in Canberra.

The latest news from RNZ's business team.

A Pharmac advisory panel has provisionally recommended funding the weight loss drug Wegovy, or chronic weight management in people with high BMIs and associated conditions. Pharmac Minister David Seymour spoke to Guyon Espiner.