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The Little Mermaid is the latest live-action remake of a Disney animated classic. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem and Halle Bailey as Ariel. Directed by Rob Marshall (Chicago, Into the Woods)… Video, Audio

Claire Concannon learns about the recruitment of, and research into, biocontrol agents to help in the battle against weeds. Audio

News from the business sector Kiwifruit marketer Zespri's profit has fallen more than a third as sales volumes fell and costs rose. A Wellington-based tech company behind a carbon footprint calculator… Audio

Motueka police officer Stefen Harris leads a double life as a frontline responder and an award-winning writer and film director who's worked with Mel Gibson, Mark Hadlow and Jed Brophy, among others… Video, Audio

Auckland mayor Wayne Brown has suggested local communities could receive funding from a $20 million storm response fund as a way of improving resilience.

Many smaller communities have been isolated… Audio

There are growing calls tonight for tighter regulations on vaping as teachers and experts say the problem is spiralling out of control.

A recent survey by ASH New Zealand shows there's been a 209… Audio

Dairy and vape store owners are still unhappy with moves by the government to help protect them from robbery by extending funding for fog-cannons in their shops.

A $4000 dollar subsidy was was set up… Audio

Suspected investment scams are on the rise and authorities are worried some of our most vulnerable communities are falling victim to them. Audio

There are mixed feelings about National back-tracking on a bipartisan housing policy that it helped draft.

It's been labelled a "massive flip flop" by the government, but National says it was always… Audio

Long Covid and ME/CFS (formerly known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) are effectively the same thing, according to an Otago University researcher who says people with these illnesses need more support… Audio

It's the final week of New Zealand Music Month, which means its the final installment of our feature 'The Song I Wish I'd Written' 

This weeks artists featured are: 

Mel Parsons, Pickle Darling… Video, Audio

With the help of a cultural land advisor, North Canterbury farmer John Faulkner is creating a diverse mahinga kai - Māori food gathering site - on his riverside property. Audio

Season 3 of NZ HIP HOP STAND UP launched this week, continuing the journey of delving deeper into the rich, diverse landscape of Aotearoa's hip hop history.. One of these Key figures speaks to me now.

On her first visit to Kaikoura, Mel Skinner joked to her husband that the town could become the crayfish and champagne capital of the world. Nearly 20 years later, they're making it happen. 

If you've got an old Massey Ferguson tractor sitting in your paddock, the Pasifika Safe Shelter Trust would like to hear from you. Farmers in Tonga could do with them because ash from the huge… Audio

Join us for a weekly round-up of the news! Plus in our explainer this week we look at the wood wide web. Audio

A New Zealand short-film called The Polycees that explores the secret world below the Beehive premiers soon. It's a kids film with the idea to help pre-teens explore ideas of democracy and politics. Audio

An experienced All White has made a substantial financial donation to help "close the gap'' between the resourcing of men's and women's football.

Marco Rojas donated $20,000 to his former A-League… Video, Audio

There's nothing wrong with dyslexic people, they just need help to navigate a world wired for language processors rather than visual thinkers, says retired psychologist Laughton King. He says parents… Audio

In the push to get more people living in higher density housing, have our fire and building regulations been left behind? Audio

Can someone who did bad things still be a good person? Writer and director Zach Braff explores this question in a new film starring Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman. Video, Audio

A Wairarapa school has won its fight to not put sprinklers in a dormitory where 80 teenage boys sleep, with the help of a government ministry.

Rathkeale College argued the local council's requirement… Audio

The parents of a 22-year-old Christchurch man killed by US police while suffering a mental health crisis will receive a US $19 million settlement ($30 million NZD), alongside changes to how officers… Audio

People in Guam are bracing for the worst typhoon the island has experienced in the last two decades with Mawar becoming a category 4 storm;Pacific leaders feeling hopeful following high level meetings… Audio

"I want to come home dad, get me out please - help". Emails from 11-year-old Mike Zhou-Beckenridge to his stepfather John Beckenridge before the pair disappeared eight years ago, have been read out in… Video, Audio

National's accused the government of botching its measles catch up campaign - which saw tens of millions of dollars spent - but reached just seven percent of its target.

The office of the Auditor… Video, Audio