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Matatu stun red hot favourites Chiefs Manawa to win Super Rugby Aupiki, meanwhile in Super Rugby Pacific, the top teams are starting to take shape. The Warriors are in the top four of the NRL after four rounds, and the ANZ Netball Premiership, is shaping up to be a tight competition. In Cricket, the Black Caps are seeking to seal a one-day series win over Sri Lanka and in football, the All Whites have finally broken their goal scoring drought.

Gemma Rasmussen, head of Communications and Campaigns for Consumer NZ joins Kathryn to discuss whether the amount charged by Wilson Parking for overstaying allotted parking time is out of proportion, talk about Consumer's new campaign to combat "greenwashing" and whether those "specials" at the supermarket are really special at all.

The RBNZ monetary policy statement is due next week, Pattrick discusses whether another 25 basis points rise is on the cards? Or more? He says much seems to rest on whether the fragility in US and European banks eases. Pattrick Smellie is the editor and co-founder of BusinessDesk and has reported on the New Zealand economy and business since 1983.

A Wellington couple fears their home is in negative equity after two slips on their Vogeltown property, raising the question of whether people need to get a engineer's report before buying property. Last year's slips cost Wellington City Council a record $1.8m to clear. The latest in Cook Strait crossing woes, three investigations and an audit are underway after Kaitaki lost power in Cook Strait and passengers are calling for quicker investigation into ongoing ferry issues. And Georgina tells Kathryn what she's stick of people saying Wellington is dying.

Jenna Todd reviews Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent, published by Penguin NZ

World chess champions Dana Reizniece-Ozola and Anastasia Sorokina are in New Zealand as part of a global initiative by the World Chess Federation to promote chess, especially among women and girls. Dana Reizniece-Ozola is the deputy chair on the board of the World Chess Federation, FIDE, She is a Woman Grand Master, and is also the former Latvian Minister of Economics and Minister of Finance. Anastasia Sorokina is a Woman International Master, the chair of FIDE's Women's Commission and was the president of the Belarus Chess Federation for several years. Their tour comes as chess is experiencing a surge in popularity, boosted in part by the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, as well as the success of TV shows like The Queen's Gambit on Netflix. The world's the largest online chess platform, chess.com, now has more than 100 million members, with over 10 million games of chess played per day.