Newsable Stuff

The father of a 10-month-old baby from Te Kūiti has admitted he may be responsible for some of the injuries his son suffered on the day he died, but says it was not intentional.
Stuff's senior journalist, Sam Sherwood, has ben speaking to the child's father and shares what he's been told with Newsable.

Could huhu grubs be the answer to future proofing New Zealand’s food sources? We speak to Dominic Agyei, a senior lecturer in food science at Otago University.
What does New Zealand hope to get out of a high-level meeting in Wellington with China’s Premier, Li Qiang? 
Plus, the government wants to nearly double the country’s solar power. But where will the panels go?

Police are offering an $80,000 reward for information leading to the location and safe return of missing children Jayda, Maverick and Ember Phillips.
At a media standup, Acting Detective Inspector Andrew Saunders from Waikato police said there would be more officers around Marokopa where the children are believed to be with their father, Tom Phillips.

501 deportations are set to resume in full swing, but did the so-called softening of the policy ever reduce the wave?
New Zealand prides itself on the goods it exports, but why are doubts being cast on our ability to pump it up? We speak to the Executive Director of the NZ International Business Forum, Stephen Jacobi.
Forget those worries about daycare, a new book says babies love being in groups. And scientists have discovered that a well-known animal species gives each other names.

He's already served 25 years for murdering Olivia Hope and Ben Smart in the Marlborough Sounds; today, the Court of Appeal will begin hearing Scott Watson's latest bid to prove his innocence. Mike White, who's investigated the case since the start, explains how Watson hopes to overturn his conviction. Plus: Why loan sharks seem dead in the water, the next play for streaming giants and the mayor literally caught with his pants down.

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.