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RNZ reviewers Perlina Lau, Dan Slevin and Dominic Corry cast their votes ahead of the 95th Academy Awards.

The Black Caps are pushing the reset button ahead of their first assignment after the highs of a remarkable test win over England in Wellington last week.

They face a Sri Lankan test team in… Audio

Like Georgie Pie and smoking on aeroplanes, free parking at Auckland Zoo is now a thing of the past. Yesterday was the first day of paid parking in the Zoo's Western Springs carpark - which is… Audio

Cyclone Gabrielle has devastated fruit and vegetable crops in New Zealand's fruit bowl: Hawke's Bay. Audio

Triangle of Sadness did well at Cannes last year, and is up for three Oscars this year. But does this satire of the idle rich pack much of a punch? Written and directed by Sweden's Ruben Östlund (The… Video, Audio

Maiden Statements are usually the public’s first and sometimes best chance to learn about an MP's motivations and politics, and new Hamilton West MP Tama Potaka's was no exception. Audio

Hybrid and plug-in hybrid electric cars are not nearly as fuel efficient as their manufacturers claims, according to a new trial by Consumer NZ. The trial found, when measured at the pump, PHEVs used… Audio

Joe talks sport with Kathryn including, Super Rugby - weekend that was, how Super Rugby Aupiki is shaping up, the NRL is underway and the Warriors win their first game, the Black Caps remarkable… Audio

Do you feel stressed by the number of emails in your inbox? If your phone pings, do you feel the need to check it straight away? Do you tweet in the toilet? For many of us, the feeling of being… Audio

Coeliac disease is an auto-immune disorder triggered by gluten which can cause diarrhoea, vomiting, weight loss, fatigue and anaemia. It affects one per cent of the world's population. Otago… Audio

Teachers agree the Qualifications Authority unwittingly made trial NCEA tests too difficult last year.

Documents show the Education Ministry warned the authority that the way the reading, writing and… Audio

A small biotech start-up based in Nelson aims to end to the suffering caused by viral disease and at the same time up-end the way pharmaceutical drugs are developed. Co-founder, chief science officer… Audio

The Ministry of Education is so concerned with fail rates in proposed literacy and numeracy exams, they've asked the Qualifications Authority to allow students to use spell check during testing.

A… Audio

The National Party's Education spokesperson says children aren't being taught reading, writing and maths properly, which has led to high failure rates in new literacy and numeracy exams.

A pilot of… Audio

If they can't pass just make the test easier. That was the Education Ministry response to high failure rates in new High School literacy and numeracy tests.

Documents obtained by RNZ show the… Audio

Video games may not be the waste of time you thought they were. Audio

Sir Rod Stewart returns to New Zealand in April with shows in Dunedin, Napier and Auckland. He talks about getting older, how he keeps fit and what keeps him happy. Audio

Old-fashioned AM radio was an information lifeline for many during Cyclone Gabrielle when other sources wilted without power. Now a little-known arrangement that puts proceedings of Parliament on the… Audio

The House takes a look at how the backgrounds of three MPs informs the way they speak in Parliament. Audio

While National's solution to the Three Waters problem may please the councils steadfastly opposed to the government's plan, it remains plagued by a financial fishhook. 

But, as journalist Bernard… Audio

Traumatic experiences get lodged in people's brains and bodies as a sense of threat and to heal they must rediscover a sense of safety, says psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk. Audio

Ousted health boss Rob Campbell says plans to trim waste and bureacracy in Te Whatu Ora will need to be sped up - and it will involve re-allocating or cutting hundreds of jobs.

Campbell was sacked as… Audio

New Zealand's native long-tailed bat, pekapeka-tou-roa, is going strong in Franklin, south of Auckland. But these tiny mammals are threatened by introduced predators, especially cats. Producer Liz… Video, Audio

This week, producer Liz Garton heads out on a bat hunt south of Auckland with batman Ben Paris, and meets some locals working hard to keep their pekapeka neighbours safe. Audio

This week, we will be giving regular civil defence announcements at this time every day for listeners in Tai Rawhiti and Hawkes Bay rural communities many of whom remain isolated. In Tai Rawhiti Two… Audio

Workplaces across the country ground to a halt yesterday afternoon as New Zealand edged closer to a remarkable test cricket win over England at Wellington's Basin Reserve.

People were glued to their… Audio