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Todd Muller is leaving Parliament. Known for a brief stint as Opposition leader, he also won plaudits for his bipartisanship and advocating for awareness about mental health. Audio

Warnings from those behind artificial intelligence (AI) technology have made lawmakers around the world take notice.

The tech sector itself is engaged with the government and is considering six… Audio

Efforts are underway to make Parliament more accessible for people who live with disability, after a new position of Senior Accessibility Advisor was established. Audio

New Zealand's most deprived children are suffering the most from preventable diseases.

That's according to the third report on the State of Child Health by research charity Cure Kids, released today.

A rural Bay of Plenty town is struggling so much to attract doctors, that its only GP is flying in unvaccinated South Island locums who can't find work elsewhere.

Bernard Conlon is currently the sole… Audio

The country’s biggest publisher of news will soon begin charging readers of three titles for news online for the first time. Stuff is launching subscription-based websites for The Dominion Post, The… Audio

More than 5000 New Zealand nurses are registered to work in Australia. What's so good about life on the other side of the Tasman? Audio

Aucklanders have just a few hours left to have their say on sweeping cuts the council's proposing to meet a massive shortfall in its annual budget.

The region's libraries stand to lose funding… Video, Audio

There's a push to increase the awareness of the speed and severity of Meningitis. Two university students are among four confirmed cases of the meningococcal disease in the Canterbury region this… Video, Audio

Three weeks on from Cyclone Gabrielle and flood victims are still waiting to hear more details of the government recovery plan.

Major state highways are out for the foreseeable for Wairoa, Hawke's… Video, Audio

Old-fashioned AM radio was an information lifeline for many during Cyclone Gabrielle when other sources wilted without power. Now a little-known arrangement that puts proceedings of Parliament on the… Audio

The government's temporary accommodation services for people displaced by recent storms is being expanded beyond Auckland, to all areas affected by Cyclone Gabrielle.

The service was set up after… Audio

After years of trimming budgets and doing things on-the-cheap to make ends meet Parliament’s secretariat has hit the budget wall and plans to end radio broadcasts. It’s a symptom of MP's fear of… Audio

The cyclone may be gone, but the damage remains. Locals tell The Detail their stories of picking up the pieces. Audio

Feeling a little forgotten and a little low in spirits and kai.

A Tolaga bay community leader says they need basic things like cleaning equipment, skip bins and a dump that's open so people can start… Video, Audio

Our media were in emergency mode yet again this week, offering hours of extra coverage on air, online and in print. Outlets in the hardest-hit places reported the basics - even without access to… Video, Audio

To Auckland now and some residents in the Titirangi area are still dealing with no power or water, roads closed and limited cell phone coverage.

But it's two major slips that have trapped residents… Video, Audio

When it comes to driving on beaches, some want vehicles banned, some want tougher rules - and others just want a free for all. Audio

Ukrainians say they're escaping to New Zealand on a special humanitarian visa, only to find themselves locked out of jobs and housing, and turned away from MSD offices.

Last week a Ukrainian support… Audio

Parking on the footpath is illegal anywhere in New Zealand, but councils across the country are taking different approaches to enforcing the rules.

On many narrow streets in Auckland's inner city… Video, Audio

Marine mammals were a source of food and clothing for Māori and Moriori, and valuable oil for Europeans. Hunting them brought cultures together, made fortunes and cost lives but today it's saving them… Video, Audio

These are the wars that cost more lives than any other in our history. Stretched over more than a decade & the entire country, these conflicts changed Māori warfare & much of what came next.

In 1841 a few tiny islands of Pākehā settlement existed in an ocean of Māori land. Today, that picture has reversed & Māori own a fraction of Aotearoa. A big part of the reason? The Native Land Court.

The first 500 years of Māori settlement in Aotearoa saw significant, dynamic changes to how people lived; changes that challenge the idea of Māori culture as something carved in stone. Video, Audio

The number of Kiwis suffering from eating disorders has skyrocketed over the last five years. Figures obtained by Checkpoint show hospital admissions due to an eating disorder has increased by 75%… Audio

So many people loved Jim Mora's first conversation with Dr Zazie Todd the animal behaviour expert agreed to come back. The author of Purr: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy answers… Audio

In the Bay of Plenty it's still wet and boggy around kiwifruit vines. Bud burst is a bit slower than usual which is a relief for orchardists still trying to finish pruning. Ewe scanning percentages… Audio

In his academic and professional career Australian Clinical Psychologist Zac Seidler has focused on understanding men's mental health and masculinity, reducing male suicide and the benefits of… Audio

Northland, Tasman/Nelson, Marlborough and West Coast farmers are once again dealing with flooded paddocks, slips, access roads blocked and significant damage following huge volumes of rain falling… Audio

Dr Matthew O. Jackson is a Professor of Economics at Stanford. Dr Jackson talks to Jim about the research which concluded that having wealthy friends in childhood boosts your income when you grow up.