Murray Olds: Australian correspondent on the Australian teen facing terrorism charges after police investigation

Auckland's first hybrid electric passenger ferry isn't running so green as it charges around in circles, loading up its batteries. The ferry was christened in the Waitemata Harbour in July, but its downtown charging station won't be ready until next year. Meantime, back-up diesel generators are powering it up through the night, with one resident calling it 'obnoxiously loud'. City Councillor Richard Hills says it's frustrating. "It is using about 25 percent less diesel than the ferry before - when the charger's in place, it will be using almost no diesel at all." LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A deflating end to a triumphant Constellation Cup netball series for the Silver Ferns. They've lost 68-58 to the Diamonds in the fourth test at Melbourne, but won 3-1 overall. Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua says the Diamonds played well that evening - and the team's Constellation Cup victory was still 'massive'. "I'm always looking for that ultimate performance and I don't believe that we're 10 points deficit from them, but in saying that - they played very, very good." LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's likely two people who claim they voted more than once - which is illegal - would have been caught out even if they hadn't bragged on social media. The Electoral Commission has referred these two people to police. Constitutional law expert Graeme Edgeler says alarms are raised if a voter's name is crossed off more than once. "Someone's gonna find out, and they're going to start making inquiries - a few people do it every election, and they tend to get caught." LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did it surprise anyone else to see how critical and gloomy everyone has been about the Silver Ferns? All of the news stories I've read, and even some of the comments I've heard from the squad, have expressed disappointment that the team lost to Australia and didn't clinch the series 4-0. Which is fair. Obviously, it's disappointing to lose the game. But isn't that missing the bigger picture? The Silver Ferns won the series 3-1. They are now ranked number one in the world, a position they share with Australia. That's not bad. In fact, it's pretty good. Just remember what this squad has been through in the past year or so. There's been the stuff that played out publicly: the internal disputes with their coach and their coach's dispute with Netball HQ, all picked over in public while people formed opinions about who couldn't take the heat and who narked on Dame Noeline Taurua. And then there's the private stuff each of them has been dealing with: not knowing whether they'd have a domestic competition to play in next year; many of them relocating to Australia at the start of this season, with all the stress that comes with finding somewhere to live and fitting into a new work environment; and now many of them preparing to do it all over again next season, complete with more uncertainty, stress and pay cuts. Even now, they're still waiting to hear what next year will look like with the Mowbray competition. That's a lot of extra drama for those women to deal with on the side and yet they've still won gold at the Commonwealth Games, still beaten Australia 3-1 in the Constellation Cup and still dragged themselves back to number one in the world. Yes, they lost the last game and yes, the 10-goal deficit was a little rough on them. But I think there's far more to celebrate here than there is to criticise. Frankly, the Silver Ferns are one of the feelgood sporting comeback stories of the year. Everyone just needs to cheer up. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National's Chris Luxon has spoken out about a poll result - breaking his usual rule. The latest RNZ-Reid Research poll shows National's support has fallen to 24.8 percent, putting the party below its 2020 election showing. Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says this shows Luxon's worried, as he released a 'call to arms' to his voting base. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.