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Hymns with a pilgrim theme feature in Hymns on Sunday this week. Audio

The charity, Meat the Need was launched during last year's Covid lockdown. In its first 13 months farmers donated enough meat to make more than 430,000 meals. Audio

Wellington's inner-city eco-sanctuary, Zealandia, has recorded its first known case of myrtle rust.

The plant disease infects the myrtle family of trees which includes native plants such as… Video, Audio

Computers are being used to help computer engineers improve their social skills. A new tool under development at the University of Canterbury is training those more home with code, to become better… Audio

The Prime Minister has been in Papatoetoe this morning, visiting people whose homes were struck by a tornado last weekend. A $200,000 mayoral relief fund has been set up to help displaced families… Audio

An Oranga Tamariki youth justice residence is providing opportunities for residents to learn hospitality skills, by getting their help to run a cafe at the facility. Te Au rere a te Tonga in… Audio

A new testing station is opening at Te Papa on Friday morning to help cope with increased demand due to a person who later tested positive for Covid-19 visiting Wellington last week.

Test results… Audio

The $20 billion spend-up on defence is the latest Covid-19 casualty, with a range of options to scale it down now before the Finance Minister.

The major investment in a range of new military hardware… Audio

Wellington has had its first day at Alert Level 2 after a tourist from Sydney visited the Capital last weekend while infected with Covid-19. There are 20 locations of interest listed on the Ministry… Audio

A South Auckland youth hub is seeing an increase in its roll call, as students seize an opportunity to catch up on their studies. 

Many were among the most affected by Covid-19's interruptions to… Video, Audio

Some welcome relief on Thursday for flood-weary Ashburton farmers, with a $4 million boost to help with the recovery.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was in Ashburton to meet with the region's mayors… Video, Audio

A Chinese woman joins a family of Kazakh nomads in a bid to understand how they live and survive.

Testing is ramping up to meet soaring demand across Wellington, which is now at Alert Level 2. It's been five days since thousands of people were potentially exposed to Covid-19 at several venues in… Audio

Two stories of Aotearoa New Zealand conservation communities who are caring for the flora and fauna in their backyards. Claire learns about the Catlins Bats on the Map project while Katy learns about… Audio

The latest animated feature from the Pixar studio, screening on the Disney+ service. Reviewed by Dan Slevin. Video, Audio

A single mother in contemporary Dublin tries to protect her family by building a house. Reviewed by Dan Slevin. Video, Audio

Panellists Ali Jones and James Nokise discuss refereeing with Rex, how a pest cull will help fight climate change, the theft of catalytic converters, and new puppets at the Backbencher. Audio

Costs to reinstate the Ashburton River are piling up. The Canterbury Regional Council says it needs financial help from central government in order to reinstate the river which flooded earlier this… Audio

You've probably heard of illicit hooch being brewed up in prisons but what about unlawful yoghurt?

From secretive beginnings in a cell in Rangipo Prison, two inmates got so good at making the dairy… Audio

Former New Zealand and Samoa netball international Linda Vagana is hoping to revive a love of reading in homes across Aotearoa and the Pacific. Audio

Fiji has had another day of record Covid-19 cases as overseas medical teams including New Zealanders arrive in the country to help deal with the escalating crisis. There were 180 new cases yesterday… Audio

There's hope a new vaccination clinic in Dunedin will encourage people from vulnerable communities to get vaccinated.

Just over 68,000 doses have been given in the Southern District so far - with 13… Audio

As Fiji grapples with an escalating Covid-19 crisis - the country is racing to get its population vaccinated.

The Pacific nation's recorded 126 new cases today - bringing the total active cases to… Audio

The Health Minister is frustrated some patients in acute mental health care are not getting the treatment they need. 

On Monday Checkpoint reported the story of Kiana, who was forced to sleep on a… Video, Audio

A public health expert is welcoming the news the Covd-19 vaccine could be given to younger New Zealanders.

The Government expects to make a final decision next week on whether the Covid-19 vaccine… Audio

A new analysis shows Accident Compensation Corporation or ACC is biased against women, Maori and Pasifika. Audio

There's a factory in Christchurch that could help solve the housing crisis by churning out modular homes - but a reluctance to adopt this building method means its future is unclear.   Audio

The government is ramping up its support to Fiji - which is in the grips of a Covid-19 crisis.

Another record 166 new cases of the virus were recorded in the Pacific nation yesterday. New Zealand's… Audio

A woman admitted to an overcrowded Taranaki mental health unit says felt dehumanised and unsafe when she was forced to sleep on a mattress on the floor of a lounge, as all the bedrooms were full. Video, Audio

Australia's national science agency CSIRO has a new book focusing on lifelong nutrition for women - The CSIRO Women's Health and Nutrition Guide. Audio, Gallery