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An Auckland homeowner who says Kāinga Ora advised her to sell up and move to get away from its unruly tenants in her neighbourhood, has taken a complaint to the Ombudsman.

After enduring five years… Audio

Ukraine has dismissed reports it's now open to negotiations with Russia.

Talking to Radio Free Europe, a presidential adviser said Ukraine isn't up for negotiations until all Russian troops leave… Audio

Awareness of ADHD has been heightened recently following the story of Dr Tony Hanne. The GP of forty years was found guilty of professional misconduct last month for incorrectly prescribing Ritalin… Audio

Ukrainians say they're escaping to New Zealand on a special humanitarian visa, only to find themselves locked out of jobs and housing, and turned away from MSD offices.

Last week a Ukrainian support… Audio

Trying to break sheep shearing records has been likened to running an ultra-marathon. That sounds hard enough, but actually organising a World Record attempt has its own challenges.  Audio

Janine Walker started up the Dunedin bedding bank in August. Since then she's been overwhelmed by the need in the community, and is already wondering how they'll get through winter next year.  Audio

NIWA air quality researchers this morning launched a research project to track ventilation and assess how our most vulnerable communities could be better protected from Covid-19.

Improving air flow… Audio

As the cyclone season gets underway in the South Pacific, it's hoped a new type of insurance on offer could help ease the burden of a storm's aftermath for those on lower-incomes. UNCDF programme… Audio

Huge crowds are expected at Addington Raceway today for the New Zealand Trotting Cup.

It's the first time they'll have full crowds since 2019, with the pandemic limiting numbers over the past two… Audio

Bogus or the bomb? Our guests review the party. Video, Audio

The government's being told to make the process for applying for childcare costs easy, so it can make it into the pockets of those it's being designed to help.

More families are set to qualify for… Audio

The seven day rolling average of Covid cases has risen more than 60 percent since September, while hospitalisation and death rates are increasing with a third wave underway.

Experts are warning many… Audio

A Whangārei Girls High School student is asking Parliament to help feed about 300 peers she says are turning up without any food, each day.

Ocean Bishop-Karanga believes the equity criteria used to… Audio

Australian inventor and entrepreneur Dr Saul Griffith has a simple solution to fix one of the biggest problem our world faces. He says to put the brakes on climate change we need to do one thing… Audio

This week in Parliament, a Member's Bill is duelling with a Government Bill to enable easier transferral between the Māori and general electoral rolls.

Pre-schools are hoping parents won't have to limit the number of hours their children are in care, when the subsidies increase next year.

The childcare subsidy is a payment to help families with the… Audio

Nearly 200 countries have agreed to talk about compensating poor nations for the mounting damage linked to global warming.

For more than a decade, wealthy nations have rejected official discussions… Audio

An iwi group in Wairoa has come up with what it's calling an innovative kaupapa Māori way to help solve the town's housing crisis.
 
With a shortage of resthome care, it's building a kaumātua… Audio

Risking a vaccination campaign in India against government orders puts a New Zealand doctor at great risk in the 1990s. That's the thumbnail description of a novel written by New Zealand GP David… Audio

Douglas MacDiarmid is remembered as one of our great expat artists, but a new book that coincides with the 100th anniversary of his birth in Taihape reveals a man who was also a consummate letter… Audio, Gallery

Boris Bogdanovic spent years working with local communities in conflict areas of Afghanistan and Jordan to help them save their cultural heritage. Now back in New Zealand, Boris is a Conservation… Audio, Gallery

Whether cross-party or inter-parliament collectives, MP groups are all about human connections which help MPs, and importantly us, find out what makes them tick. Audio

The hymns of 20^th century hymn writer Fred Kaan have a strong focus on peace, unity and social justice. You can hear some in this week’s programme: For the healing of the nations and O Holy Spirit. Audio

Planting time! Organic gardener Kath Irvine returns to share gardening tips and to answer your questions. Irvine counts pumpkins, squashes and beans as easy, beneficent summer crops to plant now. Audio

The government is rushing through changes to firearms laws that will stop gun owners potentially being criminalised while they wait months in the queue for licence renewals.

The changes will mean as… Video, Audio

Firefighters have called off today's strike action after the Government stepped in with an offer to help settle the long-running industrial dispute.

Fire and Emergency's chief executive Kerry Gregory… Audio

A group of Afghan students who learnt English from New Zealand troops say their lives are now in danger and they're pleading with the New Zealand government to help them leave Afghanistan.

Soumya… Audio

The prostate of a Brushtail possum is surprisingly similar to a humans. But because possums are seasonal breeders, the size of their prostate changes dramatically which could help researchers… Audio