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Country Life is in a secret location in the centre of the North Island digging under pine trees for ginseng, a root which is prized in traditional Chinese medicine. The team is also at the only… Audio

For the first time, tunneling has begun under a major harbour in Tāmaki Makaurau. It's part of Watercare's giant waste water tunnel, which is expected to make the city's polluted beaches a thing of… Video, Audio

Indie quartet The Beths released their third album Expert In A Dying Field this week. The band join mega-fan Jesse Mulligan to have a chat and play some new tracks. Video, Audio

Local runner Michael Voss has the chance to create history at tomorrow's Rotorua marathon. If Voss wins he will become the first male to win three successive titles over the iconic course. In the… Audio

It can feel impossible to achieve a goal when your motivation tank is empty. Scientist Ayelet Fishbach shares some surprising lessons in her new book Get It Done. Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

The Orpheus Choir of Wellington performs Brahms' renowned 'A German Requiem' at the Michael Fowler Centre in 2022 Audio

Nick checks out the Christchurch ensemble Darren Pickering Small Worlds, and their debut release Volume One - a collection of intense, almost crystalline tracks, which convey a real late night vibe. Audio

Mittens the cat may be cute, but Aotearoa has many animals far more worthy of immortalising in bronze. Audio

What effect does exercise have on the body while pregnant? A new Auckland study needs 200 recruits to help find out. The AUT study will look how pregnancy changes the body, and how much exercise is… Audio

Workers have been locked out, threatened with legal action and left without any means of income - and it's not the first time. Audio

When Princess Diana died, millions were compelled to travel to her home and leave flowers. Why? Audio

"The goal here is to get these kids engaged in something constructive," Police Minister Chris Hipkins tells Lisa Owen, discussing the government's plan to curb youth crime.

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The Justice Minister says a proposed law change will help crack down on gang bosses.

The Government is to give police more powers to seize assets worth more than $30,000 from associates of organised… Audio

RNZ's own Perlina Lau runs her eye over the best of the streamers coming up in September. Video

There's a lot on the line for the All Blacks at Hamilton's FMG Stadium tomorrow night. Will they avoid yet more embarassment after being stunned 25-18 by Argentina in the first test in Christchurch? A… Audio

In celebration of Country Life's 25th anniversary, we're sharing a popular 2008 story about writer Christine Fernyhough's midlife change from the Auckland business world to farming on a high-country… Audio, Gallery

After six losses in eight matches, and three losses in a row on home soil, All Blacks fans aren't exactly confident heading into tomorrow night's match against Argentina.

The South Americans beat New… Audio

All Blacks coach Ian Foster has decided to run it back with an unchanged starting side in the second test against Argentina tomorrow night.

After making more history, in a bad way, last weekend… Audio

When his first novel was rejected by publishers in Australia, Matthew Reilly did the ultimate DIY job - he took out a loan, published it himself and convinced Sydney book stores to stock it. The book… Video, Audio

Tributes are flowing for the late Princess Diana, as the world marks 25 years since her death.

Flowers and messages are sprawled along the bridge above the Paris underpass where Diana, her boyfriend… Audio

Twenty five years - that's how long it's been since Princess Diana's tragic and untimely death.

In Paris, mourners marked the sombre anniversary by leaving flowers by the underpass where Diana, her… Audio

Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Lately. 

Colin Peacock talked to Karyn Hay about yet another All Black rugby-pocalypse playing out in the media; conspiracy candidates under… Audio

We've slowed immigration to a trickle to stave off infrastructure overload, but at what cost? Audio

Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists Jo McCarroll and Mark Sainsbury discuss the possible implementation of body cameras on supermarket workers. Also, they discuss the danger of pot holes on the… Audio

Primary health nurses are rallying on the streets today, asking to be paid the same as their counterparts in hospitals. 

Primary healthcare nurses work at General Practices, after-hours emergency… Audio