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'Tis the season for hot cross buns, and we've had plenty of debate this week about what makes a good bun.

Is it the humble supermarket six pack, the corner bakery bun - or the posh cafe creation?

We… Video, Audio

Chris Long grew up in New Zealand's remotest family, living more than 42 kilometres from the nearest road. In his book, The Boy from Gorge River he writes about how the solitude of his extraordinary… Video, Audio

Victoria Bruce and her seven year old daughter Emilie are about to reach Bluff having started Te Araroa trail last October. They've been raising money for the Mental Health Foundation and Federated… Audio, Gallery

New research out of the the Norwegian University of Science and Technology have found almost one in six people around the world have a headache on any given day. Audio

Author David Groves invites us to travel the Silk Road from fabled Asian capital Xanadu to Venice, with adventurer Marco Polo and the Emperor Kublai Khan as our guides, in his novel 7 Intelligible… Audio

News 2 Me gets you up-to-date on the latest news here and overseas. And in our first episode explainer, we take a look at Screentime, and whether it matters how long we are on our devices each day. Audio

Almost 18 hours down, with just over six hours to go, for Dan Carter to kick almost 16-hundred goals non-stop at Eden Park. 

The All Black great started his "Kickathon" at 7 o'clock last night, and… Audio

And as you'll have heard Dan Carter is this morning over at Eden Park where he's trying to kick 1598 goals in 24 hours to raise funds for UNICEF. He's been at it since 7 o'clock last night - he took a… Audio

Since 7 o'clock last night, All Black legend Dan Carter has been kicking for the posts at Eden Park to try and convert 1,598 kicks - which is the record number of points he scored in 112 tests. It's… Audio

Classes for Dads to learn how to braid hair are proving to be popular in the UK. The course teach the art of hair braiding mostly to women, but when they put on a Dad's night it was sold out, with a… Audio

New research shows we are living longer and healthier lives - but few have the social connection and security once enjoyed in the twilight years. Karen Billings Jensen ponders the changing retirement… Audio

Today, the bill to make Matariki a public holiday completed its passage in the house with its third reading and our first Matariki Holiday is June 24th this year.  Audio

A civilian uprising continues in Sri Lanka as a shortage of basic needs pushes people to desperation.  Audio

Performed as an encore in support of Ukraine by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Shiyeon Sung at the Premier Series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 7 April 2022. Audio

Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Shiyeon Sung at the Premier Series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 7 April 2022. Audio

Performed as an encore by Victor Julien-Laferrière at the Auckland Philharmonia's Premier Series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 7 April 2022. Audio

Performed by Victor Julien-Laferrière and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Shiyeon Sung at the Premier Series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 7 April 2022. Audio

Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Shiyeon Sung at the Premier Series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 7 April 2022. Audio

Erick Brenstrum is back again with an update on the weather stories from around the world. Audio

We're joined by NIWA Marine Geologist, Kevin Mackay who is part of a group of NIWA scientists setting sail to Tonga to survey the seabed around Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcano in the aftermath of… Audio

Debate on the Te Kāhui Matariki Public Holiday Bill found everyone in agreement that the start of the Māori lunar calendar should be marked, but not everyone agreeing a new public holiday should go… Audio

If you just want to get away from it all, this could be the job for you - being a postie at the end of the earth.

The address: The British Base at Port Lockroy, Goudier Island, Antarctica.

The UK… Audio