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United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about the head of the intelligence service giving his annual address in London, as well as new research about the state of the UK's bird population.

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The Kiwis and Kiwi Ferns are turning to home for inspiration ahead of their Rugby League World Cup campaigns. Both sides play their opening matches of the tournament this week, one against tournament favourites, the other against World Cup newcomers. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen.

Hundreds of collectables once owned by The Chills front man and rocker Martin Phillipps are up for auction, with proceeds to go to charity and causes close to his heart. The eclectic collection includes James Bond books, a keyboard, drawings by Phillipps, plus a stripey guitar he played in a Chills video. Friend of Phillipps and curator of the Dunedin Museum of Natural Mystery, Bruce Mahalski spoke to Lisa Owen.

It could have transformed Kerikeri for the better, hundreds of urgently needed homes next to to the town centre, an expanded CBD, and public access to a scenic stretch of river. But that's not how it's working out so far. Northland reporter Peter de Graaf reports.

Is diversity a good or bad thing for New Zealand? It was a question posed at TVNZ's multiparty debate last night, and four of the five leaders agreed it was good. NZ First leader Winston Peters did not. New Zealand First's policy is to hold a referendum on a legislated annual cap on the number of residents visas. Massey Emeritus professor and social scientist Paul Spoonley spoke to Lisa Owen.

A year long battle for information has revealed NZ Food Safety knew there were high levels of toxic pesticides on food samples, despite saying there was no risk to the public. Internal documents released to Greenpeace under the Official Information Act said New Zealand Food Safety couldn't exclude health risks from the pesticide breach. Reporter Keiller MacDuff has been investigating and joins Lisa Owen.

Most people have had the irritating experience of talking to a chatbot, but could you guess every time whether you are chatting with AI or an actual human? Canterbury University researchers have been investigating using the Turing test. It has been claimed that generative AI has already passed the Turing test, but NZ researchers have different takes. Professor of Philosophy at Canterbury University, Diane Proudfoot spoke to Lisa Owen.

While many of us assume we'll outlive our pets, what happens when they outlive us? A Public Trust survey finds that pets are increasingly being put in wills. Sammy Carter reports.

Three All Whites club sides have been caught up in ugly scenes in football's English Championship today. The match between Swansea City and Milwall was paused while officials dealt with racist chanting. Sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Lisa Owen.

The Green Party is backing a bed levy, and says it will give councils the tool they need to charge visitors spending the night so regions can fund infrastructure. The party is also promising to set-up a national Airbnb register to help council's identify and charge short term rentals too. Green Party co-leader, Chloe Swarbrick spoke to Lisa Owen.

Middle East correspondent Madeline Croad spoke to Lisa Owen about revelations that Saudi Arabia's public warning system was essentially switched off prior to a series of fatal airport attacks launched by Yemen's Houthis, as well as a Saudi national who has been charged with planting a recording device in an office at the headquarters of ChatGPT owner OpenAI.

Proposed changes to animal welfare rules could mean the end of some rodeo events. The National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee is considering new roping rules and more stringent requirements for training animals and competitors. Vet and Chair of the Committee, Matthew Stone spoke to Lisa Owen.

Australia correspondent Katie Silver spoke to Lisa Owen about a Qantas flight that was grounded after a bed bug outbreak, as well as 16 year olds being able to purchase pepper spray in the Northern Territory.

Latest business news including a market report.