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The government is considering spending $257m to help regional council's fast-track 92 river flood protection projects.

The country's 16 regional councils, under the banner Te Uru Kahika, are planning… Audio

The government has unveiled plans to reduce primary school class sizes by just a single student. One teacher to 29 children is the current ratio for years 4 to 8.

The government plans to drop it to… Video, Audio

Auckland pastry chef Petra Galler got a special shout-out from Middle Eastern food maestro Yotam Ottolenghi for her new recipe book. Butter, Butter: Sometimes more is more features rich, decadent… Audio

In Tūranganui-a-Kiwa, Mara and Beto learn how their son Jamil found out about the birds and the bees in Brazil, while their kids talk about growing up black in Gisborne and having DJs for parents. Video, Audio

After becoming a tetraplegic seven years ago, Gareth Lynch was forced to develop resilience – an invaluable skill he says many of us aren't taught. Now, the Wheel Black (wheel chair rugby All Black)… Video, Audio

Each year, hundreds of high school students compete in New Zealand's Race Unity Speech Awards. For many past winners, the awards have been a career springboard. In this episode of Voices, three past… Video, Audio

Critics call them "gold-plated cycleways", but as The Detail finds out, there's more to these infrastructure projects than meets the eye. Audio

In episode four, we look at the aftermath of his wrongful execution in 1866. Video

A group of New Zealand scientists working at the cutting-edge of electrical engineering hope to make inroads into the problem of getting electric planes into the air. One of those scientists is… Audio

Auckland mayor Wayne Brown has maintained a relationship with the media that's been - at best - frosty. A new report into the Council's flood response shows the limits of that approach. The mayor's… Audio

This week the prospect of pizza by drone from store-to-door hit the headlines again - seven years years after a similar PR fly-by prompted stories insisting this was just around the corner for needy… Audio

If you think men today are too feminine, kids today are spoiled, and we need to get back to teaching the basics, Paul Fairie's says we've seen it all before. Audio

Rachel Hayward has two overlapping jobs, ‘organising’ both Cabinet and the Executive Council. Those twin roles are an also a great insight into how government works at the very highest level. Audio

There is a new documentary being made about the reunion/last ever King Loser tour in 2016, originally directed by Andrew Moore - Now, a new team of people have come on board, including Cushla Dillon… Video, Audio

Labour's new PM and new minister this week dumped the contentious Three Waters policy in favour of a rebranded "Affordable Water". 

A not-so-subtle attempt to take the heat off and reclaim the… Audio

The 55th National Concerto Competition took place in March of 2023, featuring three of New Zealand's top pianists under the age of 25. Audio

Sunflower-growing and virtual fencing are just the beginning at Rachel Short forward-looking organic dairy farm. Audio

A three-month stint with New Zealand shearing gangs has brought life changing skills to four Mongolian herders. Audio

The slow pace of recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle is frustrating some Hawke's Bay locals, but it's hoped a visit by the Ombudsman could help change that.

Peter Boshier is currently travelling through… Audio

It's an extraordinary story: spyware that spread through as little as a missed WhatsApp call and was used to keep tabs on high-profile targets - from Princesses to Presidents. The Pegasus… Audio

The organiser of this Saturday's Silent Disco City Clean-Up in West Auckland hopes similar events will soon pop up regularly around the city. Audio

Author and parenting coach Maggie Dent shares advice for parents who are wondering what to do when their child only wants them or your co-parent to do things for them.  Audio

The Covid years were tough ones for the arts sector - and now it's facing extra challenges amid a cost of living crisis. A new funding platform - the first and only one dedicated to the arts and… Audio

The birds are back. After a long absence, 11 kiwi have returned to the outskirts of Wellington with a little help from some human friends. Veronika Meduna heads into the field to see how the work of… Audio

A Snow Leopard expert has travelled all the way from Nepal for today's opening at Wellington Zoo. Snow Leopard sisters Asha and Manju can be seen from today in their new habitat, which has taken 18… Audio

We celebrate academic excellence but the skill that will really benefit a child later in life is the ability to budget and save, says financial expert Liz Koh. "The most important gift you can give… Audio

A wheelchair user all her life, Olivia Shivas’ coverage on people with disabilities suffering horrific abuse in care hit uncomfortably close to home. Her courageous reporting would help expose… Audio