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It's started raining heavily again in Porirua - just a day after severe downpours caused chaos on Plimmerton's roads.

The Civil Defence say they're on clean up mode after yesterday's flash flooding.

The global lockdown caused by Covid-19 has quietened the oceans and is luring some of New Zealand's biggest great whites out of hiding. Marine filmmaker Clarke Gayford and shark expert Kina Scollay… Audio

Nick plays jazz standards with identical or near-identical names, including two ‘Moanin’s, two ‘Milestones’, a ‘Lazy Bird’ and ‘Lady Bird’, and ‘Sunday’ alongside ‘Come Sunday’. Audio

A  Manawatū dairy farming family is enjoying spending more time together after they installed robots in their dairy shed. Video, Audio

Seven farms in Waikato converted to milking sheep this spring. Many didn't get to start the conversion until the cow dairy season ended on June 1st. It was all go because lambs were arriving only a… Audio

Working from home saw an eight percent jump in residential energy demand as office life became more digital.

While ditching physical meetings to dial in might mean fewer cars on the road, is it as… Audio

A transgender woman says guards humiliated her during strip searches and she was raped by an inmate at Paremoremo prison. The Corrections department says it's committed to change. Is it working hard…

RNZ Music is delighted to present California-born Kiwi singer-songwriter Alma Leta’s new single ‘Lover Boy Blues’. It’s the perfect track to round out the year with a sad boogie. Video

From the nostalgic to the down right annoying. We're counting down our favourite viral music hits of the last 10 years. Video

Access to gender affirming medical services differs from region to region. And healthcare professionals say it's harming transgender and gender diverse New Zealanders.

We need to learn to be better ancestors, says philosopher and author Roman Krznaric. Audio

Escaping an abusive marriage in Australia taught Kerryn how hard it is for women and children to restart their lives. We follow Kerryn as she sets up a house for a family on behalf of her charity. Video

Nick Tipping hosts a two-hour journey through the jazz spectrum playing favourites, standards and new releases along the way. This week Nick plays tracks by Hank Mobley and Curtis Fuller (above), an… Audio

The BNZ is closing up almost 40 branches..many of them in small towns around the country...because its says most customers have switched to digital services - inpart because COVD forced them to. The… Video, Audio

Aotearoa's finest indigenous reggae and slow burning funk group Trinity Roots are taking to the stage this summer with an extended line up. They’ll be joined by a horn section, percussion, and… Video

Māori sporting organisations have today received their first ever splash of cash from Sport New Zealand after years of calling for some support.

But the $7 million investment is being described by… Audio

Gillian & Darryl Torckler are passionate about the flora and fauna of Aotearoa, especially when it comes to making it interesting and accessible to kids. Audio, Gallery

Angelo was kicked out of home at 14. He's one of many trans New Zealanders who have been homeless. Susan Strongman explores the country's grim statistics. 

Filmmaker and actor Rhiannon McCall tells us about her film, Waitress, which is part of the Someday Stories series. Audio

New Zealander Linda Collins has lived every parent's worst nightmare - the death by suicide of her 17-year-old daughter. Her life was shattered when she woke one Monday morning to find her daughter… Audio

Kristine Ablinger was kicked out of her flat for being transgender. The Human Rights Commission says the homeowner acted within the law. 

For the second year running, Kiwi pop juggernaut BENEE has taken home four Tui at the Aotearoa Music Awards. Auckland power pop quartet The Beths have won three awards, including the coveted Album of… Video

The confirmed case of Covid-19 visited several places in central Auckland while they were potentially infectious before they started displaying symptoms on the 9 November.

People who were at those… Audio

National's leader Judith Collins has unveiled her new line-up with some dramatic promotions and demotions.

Her two predecessors Simon Bridges and Todd Muller have tumbled down the new caucus… Audio

Other countries have distinct housing styles—but what's the NZ style? Do we have an identity crisis with our housing? And does that affect price, our health, and the nature of our communities? Video

'Fame without fortune is a burden for any performer’. In the 2020 Lilburn Lecture, Karyn Hay explores the realities of an artist's life in NZ. Audio, Gallery

Chlöe Swarbrick has had quite the rise to prominence in New Zealand politics over the last few years. Her public life began when she famously ran for mayor of Auckland in 2016. After losing to Phil… Audio