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It's been a hard road to Hawke's Bay but the new highway from Manawatū is taking shape.

Since slips forced the Manawatū Gorge road shut in 2017 drivers have faced slow, hilly detours. The new… Video, Audio

School's back and the backlog of stranded passengers at airports around the country is finally clearing with the last 100 or so people on flights home tonight.

Air New Zealand was forced to put on… Video, Audio

Some Countdown supermarkets are ditching plastic bags from the produce department in a sprinkling of stores country-wide.

It means shoppers will have to bring their bags, boxes, buckets and baskets… Video, Audio

A stranger abduction, not a drifter, but someone who knew the area very well and was probably involved with cannabis.

That's the working theory of the top officer in charge of the Kirsty Bentley… Video, Audio

The battle for the soul of the Green Party is underway with James Shaw vowing he will fight to take back the co-leadership.

It's not yet clear who - if anyone - he will challenge for the role. The MP… Audio

Newmarket locals are frustrated at Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki, saying Saturday's protest left people cut off from sick family and businesses counting yet more losses. 

Meanwhile, Mr Tamaki's… Video, Audio

The upper North Island has taken a pounding, with heavy rain and wild winds enough to tip trucks and knock out power.

The Harbour Bridge has been operating low speed restrictions, there've been… Video, Audio

Secondary principals have united to make an unprecedented call for help as classes reopen for the third school term.

In a letter obtained by RNZ the leaders of ten regional principals associations… Audio

Today on the second half of The Panel, Wallace and panellists Peter Dunne and Ella Henry discuss our drowning statistics and what more needs to be done to prevent these deaths. Plus, they discuss… Audio

Wallace and panellists Peter Dunne and Ella Henry reminisce about a time when the roads were monitored by traffic officers. Plus our panellists tell us what has been on their mind this week. Audio

It didn't matter that Dr Raj Telhan knows all about the science of why sugar is bad for us, contributing to higher blood pressure, inflammation, even diabetes. He still found it hard to resist. Audio

A few weeks ago the Tuesday Music feature was wedding dance songs sourced from our audience. Following on from that, Wedding Dance teacher, Angelique Meyer got in touch to talk about the fine art… Audio

The one thousand kilometre long Mongolian Derby started on Saturday and two New Zealanders are in the lead. We speak to Sam Edney's step-mum about her progress so far. Audio

An electric motorbike company that began as a startup in a Wairarapa shed is about to move onto the global stage. UBCO Bikes chief executive Katherine Sandford talks to Jesse about their bikes and new… Audio

Over 100,000 runners in both Australia and New Zealand will come together this October for the world's first simultaneous event of its size. Wellington event manager Bengy Barsanti talks to Jesse. Audio

Donations of blood and plasma is being severely impacted by winter illness, with over 30% of donors cancelling and rescheduling their appointments. New Zealand Blood Service's Asuka Burge talks to… Audio

Kennedy has been travelling in Iceland and Greenland where he says the weather has been unseasonably warm. It's estimated that the Greenland ice cap has lost the equivalent of 72 million Olympic… Audio, Gallery

Argentinians Alex Gimenez and Lorena Giallonardo emigrated to New Zealand for their love of adventure sports. But after arriving in Queenstown they realised how similar it was to a Patagonian ski… Audio

Neale and Tim join Kathryn to talk about the rise in inflation and drop in consumer confidence - how are the major parties responding? They'll also look at the inner turmoil for the Green Party, with… Audio

Laura Caygill reviews The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio