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Health workers on the front line of Covid say vaccination is the biggest defence this summer, as they hope to keep hospitals from being overwhelmed.

Reporter Louise Ternouth and camera operator… Video, Audio

New Zealanders made the most of the covid-free environment during the summer period of 2020 and 2021 with large amounts of designer drugs detected in waste waster samples taken at the time. Audio

Educator and parenting expert Nathan Wallis talks to Kathryn about the things that kiwi parents worry about the most. They're revealed in a nationwide survey of 1200 parents by the health insurer nib… Audio

Consumer New Zealand says it's making the biggest change to its product testing process in more than 50 years of existence - by only recommending appliances that last.

Having always limited its… Audio

The locations of mini MIQs around the country are being kept under wraps as health authorities in the provinces prepare for a deluge of visitors over summer.

At the behest of district health boards… Audio

French authorities have freed a Saudi national held over suspected links to the horrific killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Saudi officials had earlier said the detention of the man at Paris's… Audio

Dr Olivier Holland, from the School of Music, at the University of Auckland plays us some of the latest compositions from this semester's jazz student's. At just 19 years old, they "blew his socks… Audio

A novel idea to get more books to new Northland readers is proving to be a roaring success.

The Whangārei Hidden Books initiative is pretty much as it sounds - kids' books are tucked away in spots… Audio

Survivors of sexual assault say ACC's process for getting long-term help and financial support can cause more harm than good.

It comes as Checkpoint can reveal ACC assessors are told to look out for… Audio

Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz has told Checkpoint Tairāwhiti locals are being urged to get tested for Covid-19 after another positive result in wastewater testing.

"We have asked the government to do… Video, Audio

Political pressure is building for Auckland's Covid boundary to be ditched immediately following revelations health officials recommended the invisible wall come down as soon as the traffic light… Video, Audio

Test cricket's oldest rivalry resumes in Brisbane today when Australia and England lock horns on day one of the Ashes series.

The home side are holders and hot favourites to win the five-test series… Audio

The gateway to Northland will be guarded by two checkpoints this summer, to keep Covid out and welcome vaccinated visitors in.

Police will be stopping cars south of Whangārei on State Highway 1 near… Audio

Free diving instructor Ian Barker wants to investigate the links he's noticed between freediving and improved mental health and joins Jesse to share his observations. Audio

In the first ever mission of Earth's "planetary defence", Nasa has launched a mission for a spacecraft to intentionally collide with an asteroid, and knock it off its path. It's part of a plan to save… Audio

This week on TradeMe a spectacular one bedroom apartment which is up for grabs in Wellington's Mt Vic, AND the personalised plate U BUTEY is being auctioned to raise money for the Wellington Free… Audio

Some pharmacies are under fire for charging people a fee to provide a hard copy of their vaccine passports.

The Pharmaceutical Society says printing should be free, but at least one Northland… Audio

Best of 2021: Some of our most popular stories last year were about psychology; anxiety, entrenched beliefs, toxic workplaces and the power of gut instincts. Video

Mary Fawcett of Schroedinger's Books in Petone reviews Egg Marks the Spot by Amy Timberlake. Second in the Skunk & Badger series for 7-11 year olds, published by Allen and Unwin. Audio

Israel born chef and food writer,Yotam Ottolenghi presides over something of a food empire, with hugely successful restaurants, delis and cafes in London. His latest cookery book, Shelf Love is a… Audio, Gallery

Black Caps bowler Ajaz Patel has achieved an historic feat in Mumbai, where he took all 10 wickets in the first innings, and another four in the second innings in a test match against India. He's just… Audio

We're into day four of the traffic light system and, for many of us, it's taking a bit of getting used to.

Vaccination passes, under the system, are required for entry in a range of public settings.

The country's first weekend under the new Covid-19 traffic light system has gone smoothly for most, although a few customers have been caught trying to test the boundaries of the vaccination pass… Audio

The Black Caps are staring at defeat in the second test in Mumbai but it hasn't taken any shine off the monumental performance of spinner Ajaz Patel, who took all 10 of India's first innings wickets.

For just the third time in test cricket's 144-year history, all 10 wickets in an innings went to a single bowler. The remarkable feat was achieved by New Zealand's own Ajaz Patel, who dismissed the… Audio

West Auckland is one of the hotspots of New Zealand's Covid-19 pandemic. At the community testing station in Henderson, upwards of 50 people can test positive for the virus in a single day. At the… Audio

To Europe now, Nathan Rarere spoke with our correspondent Alex Baird who was on a train in Germany. Audio