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This time last year Arepa found themselves in hot water after the government officials decided that made unsubstantial health claims of cognitive and physical boosting abilities, they are forced to amend these claims and now back launching a new brain drink – Uplift.

Co-Founder of Arepa, Angus Brown told Heather Du Plessis – Allan that this time round he's proud to call the "brain drink” because of the fact him and his team committed a lot of time and effort towards conducting human clinical research and have that peer reviewed and published.

Brown says that its a really tough market but they're on the journey.

He says that they are certainly making some strides towards it and are still the one and only drink that anybody could pick up in the supermarketthat's got clinical research behind it.

“Learning this toughness in New Zealand is teaching us about how we can become fitter for entering bigger markets like the US”

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The Government will be making an announcement on improving safety on Auckland's public transport network.

A woman was fatally stabbed on a bus on Wednesday - and 37 year old Aucklander Kael Leona appeared in court today charged with murder.

The ministers of Police and Auckland held talks with AT and Police this afternoon, and Simeon Brown will make an announcement tomorrow.

Police Minister Mark Mitchell told Heather du Plessis-Allan that he has a different role to play.

Mitchell says he's focusing on reassurance at the moment - and will meet the victim's family if asked.

Mitchell says for the past few weeks he and Brown have been discussing with authorities how to improve transport safety.

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Prime Minister Chris Luxon has apologised to Samoa's Government, over the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui this month.

Chris Luxon and Political Editor Jason Walls is at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa.

Luxon says his meeting with the king went well and that he was “very knowledgeable” about several issues.

Walls says that the king expressed his love for New Zealand by the amount of knowledge he had for it and that the Prime Minister said that he was “quite charming”.

Walls said that Luxon was very clear yesterday that it has not been as bad as he imagined it was or any of the initial estimates in terms of environmental change. As there is verylimitedenvironmental damage, Walls says that people don't seem too overwhelmingly upset.

Walls said that Luxon said that he's “chalking that up to a big, a good win and of course the fact that nobody died”.

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West Auckland MP, Simon Court has lodged a new members bill to abolish New Zealand's last remaining liquor monopolies.

He says its frankly condescending to the nearly 300,000 people who live in West Auckland as well as the people who live in Invercargill and Gore - that they can't enjoy the same access to hospitalityand purchasing beer or wine than everywhere else in New Zealand.

Court believes that they deserve the same rights as the rest of New Zealanders.

He says that not only are they lacking choice but there's also a huge opportunity in terms of jobs and economy for West Auckland to participate that they don't currently have.

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Ahead of the upcoming US election, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has accused the UK's Labour Party of trying to interfere with the results.

The Trump campaign has alleged that Labour sent party members over to key battleground states to campaign for his opponent, Kamala Harris.

UK correspondent Enda Brady says the Trump campaign has cited a LinkedIn post saying 100 party staffers were headed to the US to campaign for Harris.

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Plenty of Kiwi customers are still enjoying Netflix's output - and the company's doing well among investors.

But as times get tough, the streaming giant has walked back on an earlier promise and looks to introduce ads on the service.

Fisher Funds expert Sam Dickie explains why Netflix has made these changes.

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The Minister for Trade and Agriculture is in Brazil on a New Zealand Trade Mission to São Paulo.

Todd McClay is expected to meet with experts and business leaders to bring the nations closer together.

The Country's Rowena Duncum explains the opportunities that could come out of these meetings.

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