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Former All Black and Sky commentator Jeff Wilson’s back again to talk this weekend’s Super Rugby Pacific quarterfinals. Which game does he reckon will be the one to watch?
What has the Prime Minister been up to on his trip to the Pacific and why is he talking about “geo-strategy”? Stuff reporter, Glenn McConnell, is with Christopher Luxon and brings us up to speed.
And we dive into the murky world of pitaschio nuts in the US with Kiwi documentary maker, Rowan Wernham.

We are unpacking the strenuously denied allegations that personal data gathered at Manurewa Marae via the census and Covid vaccine programme, was used by Te Pāti Māori. We talk to Post and Sunday Star Times National Affairs Editor, Andrea Vance.
We hear from tech expert Peter Griffin on how Google is going to deal with AI’s occasional hallucinations when it comes to answers.
And is it time to start crossbreeding to get rid of health problems in purebred dogs? One vet academic reckons it could be the solution.

The head of Doctors Without Borders talks about trying to save lives in the midst of a war zone and how humanitarian help is all but impossible unless those on each side of a conflict follow the rules of war.
The disinformation popping up on TikTok with the UK less than a month away from a general election.
Why is it so tough to qualify for New Zealand's Olympic team?
Plus a special museum is created in Arizona especially for fossilised poo.

An expert in cancer medicine says the government has not only dashed hope by not funding 13 new cancer drugs in the Budget as pledged in National's campaign, but also needs to update which drugs are to be funded. We talk to Professor Chris Jackson.
A Māori health provider, Tui Ora, sets out how their organisation will work in a system without targeted funding.
Plus we have an update on the stingray in an American aquarium which apparently become pregnant by herself - it appears she isn't carrying babies, but is unwell.

It’s one of the most intriguing and harrowing unsolved mysteries in New Zealand’s modern history.
In 2015, 11 year-old Mike Zhao-Beckenridge and his stepfather, John Beckenridge, disappeared in a remote part of Southland, leaving Mike’s mother and John’s former partner desperate for answers.
John’s car was found two months later, having plunged into the ocean from an 80-metre cliff, but there was no sign of John or Mike. 
Now a coroner is being asked to decide whether the pair are dead.
To give you a sample of this new true crime podcast from Stuff Audio and The Press Newspaper, here’s episode one of The Lost Boy. If you like it, you can find the rest of this series at https://listen.stuff.co.nz/thelostboy

The verdict is in.
Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 counts in his hush money trial in New York, becoming the first American president to be declared a felon.
Stuff Audio's senior journalist Aaron Dahmen hosts this Newsable breaking news update.