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In the 1910s, Hjelmar Dannevill wowed high society with gripping tales of adventure as a medical researcher and journalist. But suspicions over her fantastical stories and insistence on wearing men's… Audio

Residents in Marlborough Sounds are making their views clear on the importance of road access, after flooding left them isolated two years ago. Last week, council told the worst affected residents in… Audio

The Flash sees a super-hero go back in time to save his mother, and runs into the usual time-travel, alternate realities problem. Starring Ezra Miller (We Need to Talk About Kevin) and both Michael… Video, Audio

Rome wasn't built in a day and it didn't crumble in a day either. It is the shining example of one of the most innovative periods in human history, and then it all turned to custard. Audio

Hold onto your knives and watch your back: it’s peak pumpkin season. This is great news for lovers of roast pumpkin and all the iterations of pumpkin soup, but a risky business for the untrained home…

The government has announced changes to immigration settings to help streamline the path for skilled workers to residency.

The changes include a removal of the cap on skilled migrants, a simplified… Audio

The former Police Commissioner, Mike Bush, will this week take over leadership of all Youth Justice and Care and Protection residences, following two serious allegations of Oranga Tamariki staff… Audio

Life coach and anorexia survivor Brittany Farrant-Smith wants to bust misconceptions about eating disorders and offer hope to others struggling with food. Audio

Former professional rugby player Carl Hayman is speaking up about the dangers of concussion in the hope that current and future players won't have to endure degenerative brain conditions. His memoir … Video, Audio

The government this morning has announced changes to immigration settings to help streamline the path for skilled workers to residency.

The changes include a removal of the cap on skilled migrants, a… Audio

Using ethnicity as a criteria for bumping people up the surgery list has exploded into a political debate with accusations of discrimination and race baiting.

A tool called the Equity Adjustor Score… Audio

The government has begun a new review of the emissions trading scheme and the use of forestry to help offset carbon emissions.

It thinks the ETS may not be encouraging emissions reductions because… Audio

The missing piece of New Zealand's firearms reforms falls in place this weekend – a long-called for registry which will tell us who owns what, and where guns go when they're sold.  Audio

Big profits are among the leading concerns as the government looks to ensure competition in the banking sector is working well for consumers. The government has asked the Commerce Commission for a… Audio

Does taking vitamin C really make a difference to winter colds and flu, or does it just empty your wallet? Niki Bezzant investigates.

Tuhura Otago Museum director Ian Griffin is about to kick off a speaking tour around the prime locations, to help people know where to go for the best view for aurora lights. He talks to Jesse. Audio

After two years in the making a new disability centre for pre-schoolers has opened in Napier aimed at helping children with developmental differences. The Pudney Hub is the creation of Esk Valley… Audio

Surf lifeguards say they've been told they should not have responded to the calls for help during Cyclone Gabrielle if they didn't have the right gear. They saved hundreds of people, but ruined their… Audio

Some school kids are working up to 40 hours per week, including overnight shifts, to help their families pay the bills. Students from Auckland's Tamaki College and Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate told… Video, Audio

University of Auckland Audiology Professor, Grant Searchfield says older people with undetected and untreated hearing loss are at risk of more rapid cognitive decline. With an ageing population, in… Audio

Firefighters have told Auckland leaders that a lack of water for hoses, and increasingly jammed-up roads and jammed-in housing are making fighting fires worse. Fire and Emergency has a long list of… Audio

The Auckland City Mission will work with Fire and Emergency to investigate a fire at the mission's James Liston Hostel in Freemans Bay yesterday. The small fire was quickly extinguished with… Audio

Brass bands and hymns – it’s a combination that’s hard to beat! In this week’s programme you can hear an arrangement of Abide with me, played by Woolston Brass. Audio

AA's running a "nominate a mate" campaign to help fill a driving instructor shortage. Qualities and qualifications: a responsible and careful driver, passionate about education and road safety, and of… Audio

The papatua snakeskin chiton is a fascinating critter that lives in rock pools all around Aotearoa. Their stripy, scaly girdle looks like snakeskin and they have a shell made of separate plates they… Audio

A spectacular collection of Persian and oriental handmade carpets, all hand-picked by Wellington man Richard Pointon, are being celebrated in an exhibition, a final tribute before his business closes… Audio, Gallery

Wearing fluffy cat ears which spin around translating your brainwaves isn't what a farmer would do on a normal day in the yards. And growers are more likely to walk between crop rows, not through the… Audio