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Regional deals are coming to New Zealand, but Manchester city has had one for years - Kathryn speaks with the mayor of Greater Manchester about how it all works Audio

What was in the infamous Hobson's Pledge advertisement in the Herald that has sparked outrage and boycotts?   Audio

AgResearch's Map and Zap device is a glimpse of a future without herbicides Video, Audio

There is new research on how Parliament's rules change, and the researcher gets to observe that change very closely – Parlament's Clerk of the House. Audio

Apple growers in Hawkes Bay are busy pruning trees and pulling out old blocks. Further south, farmers on the West Coast are feeding out silage, moving breaks and getting ready for calving. Audio

How five countries – including New Zealand – have quietly created a vast network about those who come and go across their borders.

In early 2021 writer Stuart McKenzie and director Miranda Harcourt’s verbatim play Transmission opened to sell-out houses at Pōneke’s small, dynamic BATS Theatre. Fast forward three years and a sequel… Audio

Morgan Kane moved back home when she lost her job at a tech start up. It was the start of her move, with her husband, into market gardening. She and her parents welcome the advantages of… Audio

The laws that govern our money-lending landscape are in for another shakeup. Audio

Fa’anānā Efeso Collins has been fondly remembered and much praised by his colleagues. Here is his own message; the maiden speech he gave a week ago. Audio

Is it time DOC introduced user pays charges for all Aotearoa's national parks great walks and conservations estates including for day trippers? At the moment, overnight adventurers pay to use huts… Audio

It's spending billions on advertising and draws shoppers in with its questionable tactics. But how can you resist Temu when it's so cheap? Audio

A new collaboration between the BNZ and Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei in Auckland means that for the first time, home loans at standard home loan rates, are being made available for building on iwi land. Audio

Scott Jimmieson sold cars to upskill for his paddock-to-plate free range egg business. It was tough-going but good training for understanding his customers. Country Life hops in the delivery van… Audio

What counts as “urgent” enough for immediate mental health care has become “narrower and narrower”, says an experienced psychologist. Video

Former Health Minister Andrew Little admits “there was a bit of cannibalising the system” in the largest mental health programme introduced by Labour.

A 75 year old UN declaration still holds sway over New Zealand's legislation and conduct. But the Human Rights Commission sees threats around the corner.  Audio

Award-winning writer, musician, and broadcaster Nick Bollinger delves into diverse corners of Aotearoa's musical past and present to investigate what it is that differentiates New Zealand pop music… Video, Audio

Northern Hawke's Bay and Tai Rawhiti are back in cleanup mode after heavy rain fell steadily over the weekend. The region's infrastructure bruised and battered from previous storms, and each downpour… Audio

A veteran police officer is trying to get people to buckle their kids in. Over the past seven weeks, Taupo police have set up seatbelt Checkpoints near schools and other spots around the district. 94… Video, Audio

Waka kotahi says new road safety cameras that track a cars speed over a length of road are way more effective at reducing crashes than fixed spot speed cameras. The so called point to point cameras… Audio

Flowers are blossoming all over the place at the moment, but there are still areas that are just a bit... dull. Seed bombs have been taking off online at the moment, a fun thing to do with kids, but… Audio

People are dying while pollution continues belching into the air in one of New Zealand’s most beautiful beachside suburbs. What will it take to stop it? Video

The plight of cancer patients having to travel away from their homes & families for treatment. The Cancer Society in Christchurch is having to use motels to house Otago/Southland cancer patients and… Video, Audio

Dr Maria Pozza is exploring a frontier of outer space that not many have ventured into before. She is the country's only specialised space lawyer - dealing with the contractual obligations of those… Audio

Some owners of flood damaged properties are reaching breaking point, opting to sell up 'as is where is' as they wait for repairs and a category for their property. Others are renting out their… Audio

Promises, promises: it’s easy to forget which party has pledged what. Welcome to RNZ’s go-to guide for party policy ahead of the 14 October election day. We’ll keep updating this guide as policies are…

Auckland Council is asking residents to keep away from a once-popular creek that has lain in ruin since flooding earlier this year.

The Oakley Creek waterfall was once a popular spot, but that all… Audio

A new history of modern China offers an alternative view on its meteoric economic rise. Frank Dikotter's China after Mao: The rise of a superpower builds its picture from the ground up.