Australia
Jacinda Ardern is persisting with the offer to take refugees
Is New Zealand overstepping the mark by persisting with an offer to take refugees? Audio
Peter Fitzsimons: NZ is 'lapping' Australia
Australian journalist and former Wallaby Peter FitzSimons is causing a stir in his home country by comparing it unfavourably with New Zealand. Audio
Fmr Tonga minister says help coming for the unemployed
One of two finance ministers sacked in the last Tongan government says the next government will get a head start when it comes to providing employment opportunities for the public.
To push or not to push Australia over Manus Island refugees
Gerry Brownlee says not to push Australia too hard over Manus Island refugees Audio
Subservience or independence? What's the best way for NZ to relate to world power
New Zealand's international alliances are discussed by the investigative author Nicky Hager, journalist Maiki Sherman, and Law Professor Jane Kelsey, with Leonie Hayden in the chair. Audio
Earthquakes In London
Lynn Freeman caught up with Australian theatre director Katy Maudlin who is in Auckland at the moment working on a cautionary tale called Earthquakes in London. Mike Bartlett's play spans 1968 to… Audio
Wallabies too good Wales, again
The Wallabies made it lucky 13 when they continued their dominance of Wales with a 29-21 victory at the Millennium Stadium.
Australia citizenship row: Turnbull loses majority as MP resigns
The Australian Prime Minister has lost his parliamentary majority after another MP was forced to resign amid a political crisis over dual citizenship.
The Laugh Track - Jon Bennett
Australian comic Jon Bennett is currently touring his show Fire In The Meth Lab around New Zealand, and will be performing it as well as his other show Pretending Things Are a Cock at the World… Audio
UN urges Australia to change migration laws as Manus Island deadline looms
The UN says Australia needs to change its migration laws and stop rejecting refugees, however time is ticking for Manus Island asylum seekers as PNG authorities prepare to forcibly evict them. We take… Video, Audio
Teenager describes being put in police cell in kidnapping trial
A teenager has described feeling cold, helpless and scared when he was locked in a police cell by a senior officer. He says Inspector Hurimoana Dennis threatened to arrest him. Video, Audio
Australian senator Sam Dastyari racially abused at pub
The Iranian-born senator was surrounded and racially abused at a Melbourne pub.
Sir Viv says England are kittens without Ben Stokes
Cricket legend Viv Richards has labelled England "kittens" without Ben Stokes ahead of an expected decision on the vice-captain's Ashes participation.
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull continues to say 'thanks but no thanks' to Jacinda Ardern's renewed offer to take 150 refugees from the Manus Island detention centre; the government announces a new… Audio
Classroom car crash: Woman charged over death of children
A 52-year-old woman who was driving a car which slammed into a Sydney primary school, killing two 8-year-old boys, has been charged over their deaths.
Turnbull plan attempts to end citizenship confusion
Australian MPs and senators will be forced to lodge declarations as part of a plan to overcome the country's dual citizenship row.
Ardern in Australia
PM Jacinda Ardern has met with her Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull.They've discussed fees for NZ students and Manus refugees. Audio
The health of the Manus Island detainees
While the back and forth over the fate of Manus Island continues, there are serious concerns about the physical and mental health of the detainees. Some 600 men are refusing to leave the detention… Audio
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy talks to Kathryn from Uluru/Ayers Rock where he is guiding a National Geographic expedition. Climbing Uluru will be prohibited from October 2019, which illustrates the rapid shift in public… Audio, Gallery
Ardern's offer to take Manus 150 stays open
The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is refusing to side-step Australia and negotiate directly with Papua New Guinea over taking desperate Manus Island detainees. This is despite Australia's Prime… Audio
