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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.

Moriori are the original people of Rēkohu (aka Chatham Island or Wharekauri) & they have a tragic and inspiring story. Unfortunately, that story's often been twisted into, well, utter rubbish. Video, Audio

Trevor Mallard has ended his career as an MP this week after 38 years. Much has changed. We sat down to chat through his storied history and get his insights.  Video, Audio

The dead do tell tales: sometimes they are the only ones who can speak to the living about the costs of civil war, terror and corruption. Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka won the Man Booker Prize… Audio

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

Performed by Rahim AlHaj (oud) with NZSQ, Joan Perarnau Garriga and Justin DeHart at the Chamber Music New Zealand concert, Auckland Concert Chamber, 17 October 2022. Audio

Rahim AlHaj introduces his piece 'Eastern Love' from 'Letters from Iraq' at the Chamber Music New Zealand concert, Auckland Concert Chamber, 17 October 2022. Audio

The master of the oud, Rahim AlHaj brings his powerful Letters from Iraq to New Zealand audiences with an ensemble of local musicians. Audio

We begin this morning in Australia where the weather is the BIG story - joining Nathan Rarere from Brisbane is our correspondent Pam Corkery Audio

Seaweed could be the country's new big industry. While some companies harvest seaweed in New Zealand, there are no large-scale commercial farms or hatcheries. Samantha Gee went along to the Seaweed… Audio

Christchurch's Banks Peninsula has been dealt with another round of extreme weather with a significant coating of snow falling overnight.

Twenty centimetres of snow has fallen in the higher areas… Audio

Metservice says the worst of the cold snap is hitting the southern and eastern areas of the country.

Snow has fallen from Invercargill up to the Desert Road in the Central North Island. 

In… Audio

It's a snowy start in Dunedin this morning, with a heavy downfall expected until nine o'clock.

A second Antarctic front has brought a fresh flurry overnight, falling across the Southern and Eastern… Audio

A polar blast hitting southern and eastern areas of the country has dumped snow from Invercargill up to the Desert Road in the central North Island.

Metservice has been forecasting up to 15… Audio

Auckland commuters are set to have their travel plans derailed for large chunks of the coming year. KiwiRail and Auckland Transport yesterday announced plans for a major rebuild to rail lines across… Audio

Ukraine fighters have made further gains in occupied territories overnight, to the point where Russia no longer holds the full territory of any of the regions it has laid claim to.

The Kremlin says… Audio

A lobby group says Auckland Transport's decision to close a number of train lines for months next year is a bolt out of the blue. 

Thousands of commuters on the Onehunga, Southern and Eastern lines… Audio

Russia's campaign in eastern Ukraine is suffering set backs. This comes as Moscow was forced to withdraw troops from the strategic town of Lyman. Former mayor of Tauranga Tenby Powell has been on the… Audio

Surprise maintenance closures are heading down the tracks for Auckland train passengers and the disruption to commuters will last years.

Rock foundations under several lines around the city need to… Video, Audio

The Russian President has suffered another humiliating defeat in Ukraine, just a day after he was condemned by the West for escalating the war by declaring the annexation of four eastern Ukrainian… Audio

British Singer songwriter Rita Ora performs next weekend in Auckland at the Rugby World Cup - celebrating women's Rugby It's so cool to have a pop star here in NZ empowering young females and I hear… Video, Audio

Best of 2022 - A plantation of ancient tītoki trees used for perfume is among the secrets unveiled by historian and writer Mere Whaanga who has researched the story of Taipōrutu - her ancestral land… Audio

The European Union is rushing to bolster security at energy installations after the apparent act of sabotage on two major Russian pipelines.

The head of the Commission has joined other world leaders… Audio

Fire of Love remembers Katia and Maurice Krafft - a French volcanologist couple whose passion for volcanoes is only matched by their love of each other. Video, Audio

The United Nations' leaders week in New York has turned its attention to Russia's failing illegal invasion of Ukraine.

In recent weeks, Ukraine has taken back territory liberating towns in its… Audio

As Russian forces battle a Ukrainian counter-offensive that has reclaimed significant territory, Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a partial military mobilisation that would see 300,000… Audio

A damp autumn, wet winter and stormy spring have left one of New Zealand's most isolated roading networks in need of urgent repairs.

Roads in the eastern Tararua District of the lower North Island… Video, Audio

Multiple Russian-backed authorities in eastern and southern Ukraine have announced that referendums on joining Russia will take place this week. This includes the Kremlin-controlled regions of… Audio