Leaders from around the world gathered this week in Samoa for the Commonwealth Head of Government Meeting.

Our own Prime Minister had the chance to meet the King and Queen in person and was full of praise for Queen Camilla after sitting beside her at a gala dinner to mark the end of the meeting.

Luxon also announced the New Zealand Government will contribute $20 million for the Pacific Resilience Facility, to help the Pacific prepare for natural disasters and support resilience against climate change.

Newstalk ZB's Political Editor Jason Wall joins Tim Beveridge with more.

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The Israel Defence Force carried out multiple strikes on Iranian military targets this weekend, killing four soldiers.

Israel's army has said the attacks are in retaliation to continuous attacks from Iran.

U.S. President Joe Biden says he's hopeful this will mark the end of a months-long cycle of escalation, but many experts are concerned this will worsen the conflict.

Geopolitical analyst Geoffrey Miller joins Tim Beveridge with more.

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The ten teenagers signed up to the Military Style Bootcamp trial for youth offenders have just finished their three months in the bootcamp portion, learning basic skills like ironing and cleaning.

The teenagers are about to begin the next phase of the trial - transitioning back into the community.

Each child will now have nine months with an individual rehabilitation plan tailored to what they need to best transition them into the real world.

Youth worker Aaron Hendry joins Tim Beveridge to discuss whether this is where it all falls apart.

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