Sport correspondent Sam Ackerman
Bledisloe test week, New Zealand Rugby's legal battle with their Australian League counterparts, and Bathurst this Sunday.
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20 of 1,191 episodesFriday funnies
Te Radar and James Nokise with a lighter take on some stories of the week.
Around the motu: RNZ's Nelson reporter, Samantha Gee
Samantha discusses plans to revitalise Nelson's waterfront, calls for Sam's Creek to be included in Kahurangi National Park, the selection o...
Book review: VOLUME Books recommends
Stella Chrisostomou of VOLUME Books reviews The Box: A Novel by Mandy-Suzanne Wong (Pan Macmillan), Spent Light by Lara Pawson (Text Publish...
Caitlin Moran on her quest to find hope in the age of anxiety
The journalist, broadcaster and writer's spent much of her career finding the humour and sharp observations about the chaos of modern life -...
Asia correspondent Edward White
Chinese women opting for surrogacy via foreign countries, American coffee giant Starbucks is facing criticism for new cafes in Xinjiang, and...
Warrant of fitnesses go longer next month
For new cars their second WoF will not be required for four years, while vehicles aged between 4 and 14 years move from annual to two-yearly...
Didymo found in Fiordland river
Its presence has been confirmed during a Department of Conservation survey of the pristine Kaipo River in northwest Fiordland.
Family desperate for financial help for son's severe eczema
Karl Andrews has been fighting for funding for months so that his adult son - who currently receives a disability allowance - can afford a h...
Screentime: Small Prophets, Dirty Business, East of Eden
Film and TV correspondent Tamar Munch reviews three new shows.
Parenting: Handling fussy eaters
What's makes a child a picky eater, and what's the best way to handle it? Helen Zoe Veit is author of Picky: How American Children Became th...
Tech: AI agents + commerce chaos, who pays to use AI?
Tech commentator Peter Griffin looks at how retail businesses are being affected by AI agents.
Around the motu: Jonathan MacKenzie in the Waikato
Jonathan McKenzie has the latest on calls to temporarily close Putaruru's Blue Spring - Te Waihou Walkway.
Pacific: Fiji's pre-COP event, Samoan PM's Nazi salute
Pacific correspondent Christina Persico looks at a meeting hosted by Fiji on climate change
The creepy act that inspired Catherine Chidgey's new novel
Catherine Chidgey is back with a new novel The Starving Bride, a darkly comic spectacle based on a sideshow in Blackpool.
UK: Badenoch promises a Tory fight, Green Party faces new woes
UK correspondent Dan Bloom looks at what Kemi Badenoch promised supporters at the Conservative Party conference as it chases Reform in the p...
New Zealand Writers Guild turns 50
The New Zealand Writers Guild is marking 50 years of representing and supporting screenwriters in New Zealand.
WNBA stars Charlisse Leger-Walker and Hailey Van Lith
Fresh from the WNBA in the US, basketball stars Charlisse Leger-Walker and Hailey Van Lith have been the talk of the of NZ's domestic women'...
New report urges a rethink on ageing population cost burden
A new report is challenging the idea that New Zealand's ageing population should be viewed primarily as a cost burden.
Science: Wet washing - or just cold?
Science commentator Dr Jen Martin on how to tell if your washing is damp or cold, plus can we pick up work written by AI and why it's good f...