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Perhaps this year's letter to Santa will reap more benefit than just what's under the tree on Christmas morning. Daniel M. Oppenheimer is a professor of psychology at Carnegie Mellon University in the… Audio

It's Christ the King Sunday, and we're also marking feast days for Saints Clement and Cecilia, and hymn writer Isaac Watts. Audio

David Bowie's Serious Moonlight concert at Western Springs, took place almost 40 years ago - and still stands as one of the country's largest music events, with a crowd of well over 80,000. Otago… Video, Audio

Tony Stamp reviews a reflective collection that muses on middle age. Video, Audio

Tony Stamp reviews a new instalment of spooky ballads from the Canadian outfit. Video, Audio

Tony Stamp reviews the first solo album from one of the world's best MC's... featuring no rapping, and a lot of flute. Video, Audio

It's the biggest retail event of the year marking the start of the festive season shopping. But after last weekend's traffic chaos at Westfield Newmarket, when motorists queued up to three hours in… Video, Audio

Blood splattered wet wipes and bedding, and footage from a sophisticated CCTV set-up could hold clues to who killed the toddler know as Baby Ru. The toddler now called Nga Reo Te Huatahi Reremoana… Video, Audio

New Zealand Rugby has launched a strategy to help connect more Pacific communities with the game. The strategy is the first of its kind anywhere in the world and aims to create more equitable… Video, Audio

The University of Auckland's annual Creative Futures Exhibitions kick off today and are on through to Sunday. The exhibition features work by students graduating in Architecture, Urban Design, Urban… Audio

What was originally a neorealist classic about a specific time and place has become a universal portrait of the grinding tragedy of poverty, says Dan Slevin. Video

It is the multibillion-dollar fund set up to help pay for the extra costs of the retirement of the large baby boomer generation, that peaks mid-century. Now the New Zealand Superannuation Fund has… Audio

When Cyclone Gabrielle hit Hawke's Bay in February, it flooded homes, devastated communities and destroyed farm infrastructure.

Less visibly - it also damaged local fisheries.

Commercial fishers… Audio

Meth dealers in New Zealand are driving increasingly sophisticated and profitable operations, so much so that police now call them "criminal business entities".  Audio

Getting "jollied along" by a parent won't help an upset teenager learn how to deal with their own difficult feelings, says clinical psychologist Zara Mansoor. "One thing that's really challenging for… Audio

UK correspondent Harriet Lines joins Kathryn to talk about Jeremy Hunt delivering the autumn statement. Among the big announcements - cuts to National Insurance, an increase to benefits in line with… Audio

A Kiwi aeronautical company with a chequered past has developed a new plane it says can help save lives during natural disasters, and fight the impacts of climate change.

NZ Aero, based in Hamilton… Audio

A Fiji ice cream maker shares orgin secrets of the sweet coconut nectar. Audio

Varroa mite parasites cause major problems for honey bees – and beekeepers. Now, New Zealand researchers are investigating a new type of RNA-based treatment that could make treating varroa mite… Audio

Passengers in the capital are still dealing with the flow-on effects of 130 flights being canned yesterday. Low lying cloud meant planes couldn't get in or out of Wellington Airport, disrupting travel… Audio

A brand new production of Tim Minchin's awarding-winning show is returning to Auckland next year. Bryan Crump talks with director Grant Meese. Audio

Stewart Islanders are awaiting the formation of a new Government to help address the 'urgent' electricity situation, with prices on the island three times as high as in Invercargill. On the mainland… Audio

Open finance infrastructure provider Akahu has launched New Zealand's first "confirmation of payee" service through payments platform Dolla. Audio

With one in five high school students vaping regularly there are calls for support to help teens quit their addiction. The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation says there has been little support for… Audio

The Conservation Department is concerned about two reported wallaby sightings on the West Coast of the South Island in recent months.

The pests threaten the environment and biodiversity, and can have… Audio

A Cabinet paper shows the Education Ministry underestimated the cost of passing on school and kindergarten teachers' pay rises to early childhood teachers by a quarter of a billion dollars over four… Audio

Academic staff at Massey University have made a bid to save their jobs and ensure the future of sciences at the institution. Staff and the Tertiary Education Union have today sent Massey an… Audio

In Whangarei, young lawyer Keegan Jones has set up a clinic for people who may need legal help but are unsure where to start. Since graduating with a double Bachelor's degree in law and commerce last… Audio