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The man who killed a rising MMA star in a late night Auckland attack last year has been sentenced to just under three years in jail.

25 year old Liufau Vake died in hospital nine days after being… Audio

Covid-19 in Shanghai is causing widespread distress as the government continues with its biggest city-wide lockdown since the start of the pandemic.

The city of 25 million is closed for regular… Audio

New Zealand workers are burning out at high rates – and Māori twice as frequently as Pakeha, according to new data. AUT professor Jarrod Haar hopes this research will help kick off an urgent… Audio

Fifty women-led Kiwi businesses will get a boost in the next four years from a new $20 million investment fund. Prominent businessperson Theresa Gattung is a cornerstone investor in the fund, which… Audio

If you just want to get away from it all, this could be the job for you - being a postie at the end of the earth.

The address: The British Base at Port Lockroy, Goudier Island, Antarctica.

The UK… Audio

Stories about looking our warming world in the eye, and preparing for what is coming next. Collecting data about extreme temperatures in estuaries to help manage shellfish populations. Plus what might… Audio

Gay Gordon-Byrne has been described as the most important political advocate for consumer rights in the United States. In her role as executive director of the Repair Association, she's spearheaded… Audio

Performed by Liam Wooding, piano, at his concert Reflections and Connections. St. Andrew's on The Terrace. 25 July 2021.

Young aspiring actors, directors, designers, writers, and theatre artists are being invited to apply for a new Youth Theatre company in Tamakai Makarau. It's for 16-25 year olds, and it's the… Audio, Gallery

The Transport Minister has hinted that the government could extend the three month discount on public transport tickets.

The half price fares on public transport last until the end of June. Today was… Video, Audio

Cost of living pressures are pushing some long term Waiheke residents back to the mainland, while others desperate to leave are becoming trapped in paradise.

The island's food bank and welfare… Video, Audio

The latest edition of the online anthology Orongohau - Best New Zealand Poems is available now. The 2021 edition was curated by acclaimed poet Kate Camp. She speaks to Jesse. Audio

The parents of a teenager who died suddenly from meningitis have delivered a petition to MPs, pleading for the government to fund vaccines against the disease.

Currently, just one vaccine is… Audio

New Zealand has reported its highest daily death toll for Covid-19 so far, with 34 people reported dead on Tuesday. 

Twenty-seven of the 34 who died with Covid over the past 10 days were aged over… Audio

As more New Zealanders recover from Covid, we're exploring what is known about the health effects of Long Covid. As a nation our quick and stringent initial COVID-19 pandemic response has been… Audio

Even after the government announced it was relaxing Covid restrictions on Wednesday, business leaders responded with a familiar call for more freedom. But looser restrictions haven't shored up their… Audio

"[When you see a Foo Fighters show] what you're seeing is people having fun but you're also seeing people who genuinely care about making sure that it's really f---ing good." Taylor Hawkins, drummer… Audio

Finn joins us for his regular Friday night music feature. Tonight's tracks: "Oodlesofnos" by Paten Locke "She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin Doubles)" by Wednesday "walls" by Kiara NGL "California" by… Video, Audio

When a "supertall" skyscraper in New York opens soon, NZ Wool will adorn the floors of its 93 storeys. The $1.1 billion Brooklyn Tower will be home to hundreds of the city's elite, if you believe the… Audio

The war in Ukraine is now a month old, it's lasted much longer than many thought it would already. But what comes next? And how much do we know about the Russian administration's appetite for… Audio

Best of 2022 - Rich and Jose van Alphen say people either love or hate cherimoyas. They've been growing them organically in the Far North for more than 30 years. Audio

It doesn't take long for Rochana Moon to fill her wicker basket with wild plants and fungi. The medical herbalist and naturopath is foraging beside the Cardrona River in Central Otago. Audio

A new venture is being set up to turn around wool growers' fortunes. Audio

Stock are pushing a mouthful of feed into the ground every step they take on the East Coast after downpours this week and in dry South Otago, some sheep farmers are having to tup ewes on supplementary… Audio

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Performed by the Jonathan Crayford Trio, Anthology, Auckland, 8 December 2021. Audio

Performed by the Jonathan Crayford Trio, Anthology, Auckland, 8 December 2021. Audio