Joe Biden and Barack Obama have both given their endorsement for Kamala Harris for Presidency, following Biden announcing he would be stepping down before the next election.

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The Green Party has announced they are pushing back their decision on the future of Darleen Tana as they wrap up their AGM today.

Ricardo Menendez-March joins Tim Beveridge on The Weekend Collective to discuss the outcome from the AGM.

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Tauranga has elected Mahé Drysdale as their new mayor. He joins Tim Beveridge on The Weekend Collective to discuss his initial plans for the city.

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The Republican National Convention has been and gone with Donald Trump being confirmed as the Republican Presidential nominee, and Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate.

U.S. Correspondent Dan Mitchinson joins Tim Beveridge on The Weekend Collective to discuss how the convention went.

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University of Otago Professor of Politics and Director of International Relations joins Tyler Adams on The Weekend Collective to discuss how the attempted assassination will impact America's upcoming election.

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Housing Minister Chris Bishop expects to see Kainga Ora evictions rise before improving.

This comes after the Government ordered the housing agency to end the Sustaining Tenancies Framework in March.

The Minister joined Tyler Adams on The Weekend Collective to discuss what he hopes will come of this.

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Former President Donald Trump is injured after what seems to have been an assassination attempt at his Pennsylvania campaign rally.

The former President says the bullet scraped his ear, while two people have died and one is seriously injured.

US Correspondent Mitch McCann spoke with Tyler Adams on The Weekend Collective to give all the latest.

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The trucking industry says it is backing the Government, in its speed limit conflict with Auckland Council.

The two groups have been having a war of words, over raising the speed limits and bringing in variable limits around schools.

Auckland Council wants more power to set their own limits, the final decision is the Government's though.

National Road Carriers Policy and Advocacy General Manager, James Smith, says that's how it should be.

"The rules around setting speed limits should be set by central Government, so you get consistency throughout the country. And then, the local Governments would need a very, very good reason to stray from those guidelines."

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