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Hundreds of chickens are up for adoption after clawing their way back to health. The birds are under the caring wing of volunteers at North Canterbury Chicken Rescue. Some are found abandoned on… Audio

A new documentary series is out following Ōtara's Tangaroa College first fifteen rugby team. It shows us what life is really like at a decile one school, the realities of school truancy, and how rugby… Audio

When the Soviet Union fell, the US poured billions into Russia to help its transition into Western-style democracy. But how could the free-market and capitalist values be sold to ordinary Russians… Audio

If you won a ticket to anywhere in the world where would you go? One Colorado man has come here, to New Zealand. He told our reporter Tom Taylor why.  Audio

If you run in to car trouble on the road this summer, don't hold your breath for a quick fix.

The Automobile Association is warning stresses on the system will delay the callout time for help.

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The government is predicting a shallow recession in 2023, and planning for a Budget to help households struggling to cope with cost of living increases.

At the same time it's planning to drop its 25… Audio

The Green Party is urging the government to tax wealthy New Zealanders more to help raise extra revenue with a recession on the horizon.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson yesterday confirmed a… Audio

It's First Up's last week of 2022 and hopefully many of us will be enjoying a summer break - we've decided to help out by giving you a guide to summer fun in the main regions on a budget - with cost… Audio

How can a methane-detecting satellite help us tackle our agricultural emissions and detect gas leaking from pipelines, wetlands, farms and crops across the world? Peter Griffin speaks to the project… Audio

Science commentator Dr Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about a handy online tool to help you see how likely it is someone infection will be at your gathering. The world's oldest DNA being found… Audio

Mountaineer Peter Hillary has teamed up with artist Ant Sang and the result is 4 Yaks and a Yeti - a book that see a young Nepalese boy undertake a perilous journey to find the mythical palace… Audio

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky will address parliament on Wednesday.

Parliament will sit at 8am and hear a 10 minute address from Zelensky, via video link.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and… Audio

Next year will be a big year for the Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award. The scheme will celebrate it's 60th Anniversary in Aotearoa, and they need your help with a special mission. If you know these… Audio

It is Parliament’s final week but there are still bills sitting under the tree for MPs to debate, and some history to make with a Ukrainian President. Audio

Two Australian police officers and an innocent bystander have been shot dead in an ambush at a Queensland property, in what's been described as an execution-style killing.

Rachel McCrow and Matthew… Video, Audio

The phones are already running hot for nurses, doctors and midwives who want to move to New Zealand, taking advantage of a new straight to residence pathway.

The government has expanded the straight… Audio

Recreational fishers land over 4,000 tonnes of snapper annually. Fisheries New Zealand commissioned research carried out by NIWA (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research) into the… Audio

Why has our biggest and only truly national news publisher Stuff just rejigged its regional reporting to have fewer reporters in its local newsrooms - and none at all in some at certain times of the… Audio

Micromorts - units of risk equating to a one-in-a-million chance of death - can help answer these questions. Mathematician and statistician David Spiegelhalter has done the numbers and shares what he… Audio

A wild new hypothesis suggests that Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) could be a form of 'Gravity Intolerance'. Dr Brennan Spiegel argues that it might not be just IBS where gravity may be at play in our… Audio

It's a film some people say is like watching paint dry, whilst others say it will change your life. And it's the film that this month 1600 film critics and academics voted the greatest film of all… Video, Audio

Look underneath and you'll know what's right for the land, says forest and soil consultant Ian Moore. He's hanging up his workboots and now has more time to spend nurturing stands of harakeke… Video, Audio

Jude Smith is running an auction raising money to help bring joy to lives of young people on the Thai-Myanmar border. Her organisation is called the Circus Play Project, and they'll use the money… Audio

Royal commentator Margaret Holder – who describes herself as one of Meghan Markle's early supporters – finds the actress-turned-duchess's story of mistreatment "hard to take". Video, Audio

A newly prioritised spending plan and fresh ministerial line-up are part of Labour's plan to reset the political landscape for the start of 2023 - election year.

The political headwinds are… Audio

To study how psychedelic drugs can help treat mental illness, Dr Paul Liknaitzky is giving Australian trial participants high doses of psilocybin – a hallucinogenic compound found in some fungi… Audio