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The government plans to tweak liquor laws so pubs can stay open during Rugby World Cup games that are played outside of normal trading hours.

Justice Minister Kiri Allan says the amendment to the Act… Video, Audio

Fire and Emergency received more than 300 weather-related calls for help yesterday - with the vast majority in Auckland.

Slips, flooding, and fallen trees has made for another busy storm period for… Audio

The weather packed in over Rotorua yesterday and torrential rain continued until the early hours of this morning.

Rotorua Lakes Council received multiple calls for help with flooding and slips.

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Firefighters say they should have been called out earlier to help with flooding in Auckland yesterday.

Rescue staff say they were called on after flooding had already begun at 11.15am, and within 30… Audio

By 2pm Fire and Emergency had responded to 200 hundred calls for help around Auckland today - most of those came in a two hour period, as the city was hit by torrential burst of rain.

Brad Mosby from… Video, Audio

In her new song 'Tiny Days', folk songwriter Mel Parsons gets real about the highs and lows of parenting for the first time. "It's the hardest thing I've ever done, hands down, and I'm sure it's the… Video, Audio

More than 1500 travel delegates from around the world are descending on Christchurch Ōtautahi for the country's biggest tourism business event.

The industry says it's an event that can help to shape… Audio

In Auckland alone we send 100,000 tonnes of food waste to landfill every year. Now food scrap bins are being rolled out across the city to help use that food for fuel, at the country's first… Video, Audio

After two months of using a dinghy, a husband and wife stranded by Cyclone Gabrielle can now leave home on a slightly less precarious river crossing.

The storm's heavy rain swelled the Manawatū… Video, Audio

A Christchurch trust working with at-risk youth is one of more than 130 to have their funding cut by Oranga Tamariki.

The Youth Alive Trust has been around for more than three decades and runs… Video, Audio

Children's author Lisa Hamilton-Gibbs has a new book out today - The Gubyllub. It's a story about Rose, who learns to stand up to bullying. Lisa talks to Jesse about the book and the interactive cards… Audio

Urban issues correspondent Bill McKay looks at the two-decade old concept of the Smart City - where data and digital systems help things run more efficiently, like traffic, for example. Could AI make… Audio

A fiery meeting at the weekend has led to the formation of a coalition of communities who say they still feel unfairly targeted by the Immigration department. This follows revelations that Immigration… Audio

With winter upon us, public health messaging remains in place encouraging New Zealanders to be up to date with their booster and flu Shots. South Seas Healthcare in Otara are running a community-led… Audio

A five-month field trip on a 1920s sailboat was enough to persuade anthropologist Dr Christiaan De Beukelaer that wind is the key to making global trade more eco-friendly.  Audio

In Leta McCollough Seletzky's 'father-daughter memoir', she reconstructs the "life of a black spy" in 1960s America. Audio

Music plays an important role in the coronation of King Charles III – and there are some hymns in the service. We’ll hear two of them in this week’s programme. Audio

Covid-19, flu, RSV and other respiratory illnesses are on the rise as we inch towards winter, so Te Whatu Ora launched its winter preparedness plan this week with the aim of easing the pain for… Audio

Researchers have discovered a new tool that could impact the understanding and treatment of Parkinson's.  Dr Victor Dieriks, talks to Jesse. Audio

Any compost is better than no compost, writes Bri DiMattina, and there are many different ways to generate your own black gold.

A health leader says a new plan aimed at reducing pressure on hospitals is the country's first comprehensive health strategy. The so-called Winter Plan was unveiled by Health Minister Ayesha Verrall… Audio

A rural Bay of Plenty town is struggling so much to attract doctors, that its only GP is flying in unvaccinated South Island locums who can't find work elsewhere.

Bernard Conlon is currently the sole… Audio

Parents determined to protect their children from life's everyday challenges can inadvertently stifle their emotional development, says clinical psychologist and mother of two Jacqui Maguire. Audio

Hawke's Bay growers are relieved the government is putting $172 million into cleaning up silt and debris from Cyclone Gabrielle. $102 million will go towards clearing up residential properties… Audio

A new report has found single parents still face stigma and discrimination. As The Detail finds out, if things don't get better, it'll be children who suffer. Audio

Raising humans is not easy work. We all want pretty much the same things for our kids, to be happy, healthy and successful. Science helps us discern parenting fad from fact says Dr Justin Coulson. Audio

Almost half of New Zealanders feed birds, but what's the best and safest way to attract and nourish our precious native species? Auckland academic Daria Erastova investigated the effects of backyard… Audio

In this special episode of Mata Mihingarangi Forbes hosts a panel discussion about Meka Whaitiri's defection from the Labour Party to join Te Pāti Māori. Her guests are former Te Pāti Māori MP Marama… Audio

When Karori resident Debbie Bidlake set about pruning some vines from her bank a few years ago, she could never have predicted the path it would lead her down. She talks to Jesse. Audio