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UK correspondent Matthew Parris looks at what former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told the Covid inquiry - including that he "should've twigged" about the seriousness of the virus sooner. The Home… Audio

Rebecca Priestley’s new memoir explores the complications of living in a world under threat across two parallel timelines.

DB Breweries' plant at Washdyke in Timaru is not only churning out beer - it's also making its own compost. Three years ago the company started a project that would see it treat its own wastewater… Audio

The Police union says the new Minister's expectations are very clear, but it's less clear how they can be achieved, while having to make cost savings.Mark Mitchell met with Police Commissioner Andrew… Audio

The Queenstown Lakes District Council is on the brink of lifting its boil water notice. After a breakout of the cryptosporidium parasite in the resort town back in the middle of September 2023… Audio

One of four new Māori-lead West Coast museums will be opened in a preview launch Thursday evening.

The Pounamu Pathway includes four centres telling the stories of Poutini Ngāi Tahu, the South… Audio

A Hamilton community feels bitterly betrayed about two schools being closed, only to be reopened on the same site, with the same facilities but with a new name.

Hamilton's Melville High junior… Audio

An international group of climate researchers has called out New Zealand over its approach to cutting emissions.

The non-profit group Climate Action Tracker has singled out this country along with… Audio

Fake job listings seem to be the latest method of tricking people out of money among the myriad of quickly-changing scams.

CERT NZ's report on the July to October quarter notes a 22 percent rise in… Audio

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters is expected to call for a ceasefire in Gaza during Parliament on Thursday.

Parliament's agenda for Thursday afternoon states that Peters will ask it to express… Audio

A senior police officer says an Armed Offenders Squad commander on the day of the Christchurch terror attacks wasn't aware that extra specialist staff were in the city and could have helped.

The… Audio

The government has softened its stance on wanting to end extra pay for public service employees who are fluent in te reo Māori.

Some public service workers are eligible for allowances of up to $3,500… Audio

It's been a turbulent first week for the new government, without any semblance of a honeymoon period after finally taking office.

A major protest was led by Te Pāti Māori regarding many of the new… Audio

Snoopy's Christmas by the Royal Guardsmen is a song that most people will recognise.

It's a song that New Zealanders know and love and have done since 1967 when it first topped our music charts.

But… Audio

A price bump and ads are coming for Neon subscribers next year. The service's owner - Sky TV - says the move is necessary to keep sourcing new content for the platform.

But how will Neon stack up… Audio

Is it a case of the green washing of highways, or just bureaucratic slackness? Transport agency Waka Kotahi has been making exaggerated claims about how 'green' its road building is.

It has said four… Audio

Recent modelling shows Wellington has a 24 percent chance of entering level four water restrictions this summer.

That means there is a supply buffer of five percent or less, and residents would have… Audio

Residents in Lower Hutt are desperately hoping a "sickening" stench coming from a wastewater treatment plant will stop, following a commitment from authorities.

The smell coming from the… Audio

Israeli warplanes have carried out more heavy bombardments across Gaza, as fighting intensifies in the south of the territory.

Israeli forces are battling with Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters to the… Audio

The new Police Minister, Mark Mitchell, says he's confident Commissioner Andrew Coster will implement the new Government's policing expectations.

The pair met on Thursday, for the first time since… Audio

MPs have clashed for the first time since the election in a fiery debate that'll set the tone for the next three years.

Party leaders argued over race relations, conspiracies and Labour's election… Audio