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Mark Watson is a photographer by vocation and an adventurer by nature. His most ambitious journey yet is a 46,000km transcontinental bike trip from Alaska all the way to Patagonia. Audio, Gallery

Kiwi motor racing champion Scott Dixon is a sensation-seeker - but not an adrenaline junkie. Meet the man who looked inside his mind.  Audio

A South Island iwi is taking legal action against the government - saying it's been shut out of discussions about the protection given to ecologically-important land.

The stewardship land makes up… Audio

Authorities on the east coast warned locals to stay away from the water late last week, due to the huge storm swells. But an experienced group of Gisborne surfers did the exact opposite.  Blair… Audio

The only dedicated animal disaster management charity Animal Evac NZ is in the Canterbury region ready to help safely move stock and other wildlife to safety. Operations commander, Mark Anderson… Audio

The Selwyn District Council has also issued a 'Do Not Consume' notice for the Springfield water supply.

People can get urgent bottled water at the Springfield Fire Station.

Evacuation and welfare… Audio

Three army trucks and soldiers from the Burnham Army base rolled into Ashburton on Sunday ready to help if the call went out to evacuate people.

The local marae also swung into action - preparing… Audio

Justine Murray joins Rob McGowan at his home on the outskirts of Tauranga. Widely known as Pa Ropata, the former Catholic priest has dedicated his life to healing the whenua. Audio

How safe is vaping as an alternative to smoking? The bioengineer Dr Kelly Burrowes talks about what current research shows in this highlight from the Auckland University's Raising the Bar 2021. Audio

The explosion of grief that followed the death of her husband, is channelled into Cian Parker's new play, All I See. It's going to premiere at the 2021 Kia Mau Festival at Wellington's Circa Theatre… Audio

Are you a daydreamer? Many of us were as children, but as adults we find it increasingly harder to be pleasantly lost in our thoughts. Nick Buttrick was part of a team that published a study on… Audio

Parliament’s Speaker doesn’t want to stifle MPs’ free speech, instead he’s deputising all MPs to call out bigotry when they hear it. Audio

The gaming industry makes more money worldwide than movies and music combined. And many game developers are popping up around NZ - which means opportunities for musicians hoping to get into the… Video, Audio

Grammy award-winning musician Moby has sold more than 20 million albums world-wide - he talks with Charlotte Ryan from his home in LA about his career, addiction, regret, his new album Reprise, and… Video, Audio

A historic trial is underway in the United States to help restore vision to blind patients by editing their DNA while it is in their bodies. CRISPR gene-editing technology has been revolutionising… Audio

Very welcome rain fell on the East Coast, along with freezing temperatures in many places of the North Island. It was similiar in the South Island with cracking frosts and sunny days. Oturehua had a… Audio

Federated Farmers is asking its members to write to government ministers outlining just what impact the labour shortage is having on them and their farming operation. Audio

Midwives are asking for stricter limits on the amount of polluting nitrates allowed in people's drinking water.

It is in response to new research showing the risk of premature births can increase… Video, Audio

A man who was hiding out in dense bush has been recaptured, after enjoying a meal of oysters, a bottle of champagne, and relying on the help of career criminal Arthur Taylor.

James Matthew Bryant had… Audio

A group of people who are a result of anonymous egg and or sperm donations are calling on the government to honour a commitment made through a law change in 2004. Rebecca Hamilton explains the… Audio

Technology correspondent Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to look at the newly-announced Digital Boost Alliance and what it hopes to achieve, new research into the impact AI could have on our work-lives… Audio

A Quiet Place Part II returns to the alien invasion hit, featuring blind monsters with very sharp hearing. Written and directed by John Kasinski and starring Emily Blunt, with Cillian Murphy. Video, Audio

An urgent high level government meeting is taking place tonight, as the Waikato DHB continues to be in the grip of a massive cyber attack.

Health Minister Andrew Little says the government has… Audio

Anxiety is a habit and won't just go away with breathing exercises, psychiatrist and professor Dr Judson Brewer says. Audio

Many gardeners were horrified last week when a 80-year old tenant at a Christchurch social housing property had her garden ripped up by authorities without warning.

Since then offers of help to… Audio

Former Super Rugby and NRL player Tupou Sopoaga and Pacific Rugby Players Chairman Hale T-Pole discuss the challenges facing young Pasifika players who are being promised the world by player agents… Audio

It's been 24 years since Ezra Iupeli played a game of rugby but the Petone club stalwart has never been more involved with the sport he loves.  Audio

Fiji women's football international Trina Davis is back with her family in the United States after a terrifying week trying to escape the conflict in Gaza. Audio

A group claiming to be behind the devastating cyber attack on Waikato DHB has contacted media in a bid to convince the health board to pay its ransom. Media organisations including RNZ were sent the… Audio

Let's head to the Middle East now - where the US has pledged support for the rebuild of Gaza - almost a week after the ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militant groups came into force. More… Audio