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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

A former inmate at Christchurch Women's Prison is hopeful a new programme to connect wāhine with their culture, will help cut down the number returning to prison.

Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis… Video, Audio

A group purporting to be responsible for the cyber attack on the Waikato DHB has emailed RNZ, saying it has personal information of patients and employees.

The email, which RNZ has sent on to police… Audio

When Dr Brian Castrucci, wanted to better understand vaccine hesitation, he turned to one of the most influential Republican pollsters in America Frank Luntz. Audio

The government's Budget gives more money to legal aid over the next five years, but the jury's out on whether it'll help the most disadvantaged people in the country access justice. Over the next… Audio

The nation's first Te Awhi Rito - Reading Ambassador - is on a mission to get more noses into books. Lyttleton-based Ben Brown knew the power of the word from a young age. Audio

The ANZ Bank's country manager in the Cook Islands is cautiously optimistic about what the opening of the travel bubble with New Zealand will do for the local economy. Audio

Jane Wynyard is a wildlife photographer and elephant conservationist in Kenya, working as a consultant with Save the Elephants and the Elephant Crisis Fund. Audio

Police in Ghana have arrested and detained 21 people who were attending a meeting to dicuss LGBTI rights.

The police claim the group were promoting an LGBT+ agenda at an unlawful assembly in the… Audio

No one has ever had their benefit cut for failing to get their children to school, or into early education, or enrolled with a doctor.

That's despite the requirement for parents on the benefit to… Audio

Community-led projects are leading the charge to halt biodiversity decline, while researchers make break-throughs in their quest to remove predators and protect borders from reinvasion. Video, Audio

Rua Bioscience Co-founder Manu Caddie is with Justine Murray and talks about setting up the business, providing employment in their community, and what advice he has for Māori or Iwi interested in… Audio

Kiwis spend millions every year on over-the-counter herbal and dietary supplements in an attempt to lose weight, but the first global review of complementary medicines for weight loss suggests that… Audio

Tony Stamp reviews a sonic 'waiting room' by UK soul artist Jorja Smith, the second album from Christchurch lo-fi pop genius Pickle Darling, and an EP that merges Guinean sensibilities with Swedish… Audio

Brain-computer interfaces, such as those being developed by Elon Musk's neurotechnology company Neuralink, promise to enable paraplegic people a better quality of life by being able to move things… Audio

Author of bestseller The Vagina Bible Dr. Jennifer Gunter is a fierce advocate for women's health. Whether it's telling Gwyneth Paltrow where not to shove her jade eggs, or campaigning against a… Audio

Astrotourism is a fast growing niche tourism industry worldwide, and New Zealand, which has five Dark Sky Sanctuaries, is playing a leading role. Renowned astronomer John Hearnshaw has just launched… Audio

Farming at Pōhatu Flea Bay on Banks Peninsula is a labour of love for Francis and Shireen Helps. Determined to protect ecologically significant land, they have established several QEII covenants on… Audio