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Our guest this week is Stuart Weston, chief executive of the kiwifruit grower and packhouse operator Apata. The company is on the hunt for land around Whanganui. Audio

As Cabinet weighs up New Zealand's quarantine-free travel arrangement with Australia, any changes to the bubble could put more pressure on the overloaded MIQ booking system. Experts are putting up… Audio

Pharmacies say they are underutilised and getting mixed messages from health officials - despite being an obvious solution to the sluggish Covid-19 vaccine rollout.

About 13 percent of New Zealanders… Video, Audio

The man who shot police constable Matthew Hunt admits he walked away from the dying officer as he was asking for help.

Eli Epiha has been described as "fully engaged" and intent on killing officers… Audio

Just over a year ago on the programme we covered a call for citizen scientists to help researchers with a study they were conducting into a disease affecting Monarch butterflies. Victoria University… Audio, Gallery

The National Aquarium is being told that unless it can improve standards, the facility may have to close and the animals put down.

Napier City Council - which owns and manages the aquarium - wants a… Audio

Bougainville communities have got a commitment from mining multi national, Rio Tinto, for an assessment of the environmental and human rights impacts caused by the controversial Panguna mine. Audio

Scientific research can be thought as on a spectrum from blue sky to applied - this week, two stories that span this. Claire Concannon learns about a blue-sky research project on bacterial evolution… Video, Audio

Desperate kiwis are paying thousands for clever computer operators to get them a space in MIQ, because booking a spot is proving impossible for ordinary travellers.  Audio

Gunpowder Milkshake sees Karen Gillan (Dr Who) and Lena Headey (Game of Thrones) as daughter and mother assassins under attack from The Firm. Video, Audio

Too much red tape and risk-averse health authorities means family doctors have been effectively sidelined when it comes to giving Covid-19 vaccinations, the head of Aotearoa's largest general practice… Video, Audio

A massive clean up effort is underway at Buller High School to make sure it can open again in time for term 3 this coming Monday. OCS NZ Contract Manager for the school, Hannah Bill, has rallied the… Audio

Pandemic immigration restrictions and labour shortages are about to collide with the busiest time of the year on dairy farms - with concerns some workers are being poached to cover the shortfall… Audio

The Tongan taekwondo star is set to make her Olympic debut, but it's not the competition or the threat of Covid-19 that's giving her sweaty palms.  Audio

New Zealand's cyber security agency believes China has been behind numerous hack attacks spanning years.

The government joined western allies and Japan in calling out Beijing for so-called… Video, Audio

A call for crew joining boats in NZ waters to come through managed isolation and return a negative Covid-19 test before heading out to sea.

At the moment, health and border authorities are dealing… Video, Audio

It's every parent's dream to see their children succeed in life and sometimes that means helping them along the way. But how much help should children get? Financial planner, Liz Koh says people with… Audio

Infertility is something that affects one of every four heterosexual couples in New Zealand. Social infertility too affects people who are single, or in same-sex relationships but wanting to have a… Audio

In an episode that is close to Kahu’s heart, we talk about how mātauranga Māori might help us find solution and understanding on the topic of suicide. Audio

A voluntary poo patrol has scooped up kilograms of dog do from Dunedin's popular West Harbour walkway.

A few weeks back we to spoke to Antonia Wood who lives with her family in St Leonards.

They're… Video, Audio

The mayor of Buller estimates up to 100 people could be left without a home following the weekend's flooding on the West Coast.

While over 2000 people have been cleared to return home, more than 100… Video, Audio

The Government is committing six hundred thousand dollars in emergency relief to the districts of Buller and Marlborough to help deal with the flooding.

The announcement came after Acting Minister… Audio

The self inflicted death of her long term partner sent Samoan-European poet Serie Barford into an emotional tailspin. The relationship with Alain had been intense but also difficult in later years… Audio

Employers have put their hands out for more migrant workers to fill gaps in their rosters over the last two weeks, but their campaign may have hit a sour note. Audio

How will decisions made about Covid-19, climate change, housing and an ageing population play out 40 years from now? The Treasury is making predictions and wants the public to weigh in.  Audio

Some communion hymns in this week's programme, and a couple of hymns with a slavery connection. Audio

On this week's show Mark plays birthday tunes for Don McGlashan and Desmond Dekker, blues from Muddy Waters, soul courtesy of the Impressions plus a West Texas classic from Joe Ely. Audio

Tony Stamp reviews the third album by Aussie up-and-comers The Goon Sax, a heartbreaking collection of 'inner city folk music' from Canadian singer Mustafa, and the long awaited debut album of local… Audio

Serena Lyders grew up in shearing sheds - she is now an advocate for support and mental health services to be made available to people working in shearing gangs. Audio