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Teams from Fiji and Samoa will make their Global Rapid Rugby debut this weekend, in the first step towards what organisers hope will help Pacific Islands countries become regular World Cup contenders.

A $6.4 billion plan to overhaul Wellington's transport network fails to fix the gridlock for commuters coming in and out of the city. The project includes yet to be detailed rapid transit from the… Audio

Reports that National MP Alfred Ngaro is looking to form a breakaway Christian Party to contest the next election are being downplayed by Opposition leader, Simon Bridges.

The New Zealand Herald is… Audio

Adults can brush off monsters and burglars as the natural anxieties of childhood but for kids the fear is very real. Katy Gosset looks at which worries crop up when and how we can help. Audio

The government is standing by the rollout of its no tertiary fees policy, despite $200 million earmarked for the programme being redirected towards reforming vocational training. The Finance Minister… Audio

The head of the Auckland Primary Principals Association says high workloads, low pay and the cost of living in Auckland is driving many teachers out of the profession. Craig Holt is warning more… Audio

A farmer impacted by Mycoplasma Bovis is calling on other farmers to reach out for help, even if they are afraid. It comes as two senior rural support workers, hired to help farmers cope with losing… Audio

The Kea Conservation Trust & the Arthur's Pass Wildlife Trust have combined forces to band kea as part of a citizen science project & are working to make the village a safer place for the curious… Audio

Samoa's Deputy Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa is in New Zealand to talk about the Pacific response to climate change at this week's Just Transition Summit in Taranaki which aims to help plot New… Audio

Online games pull children into a world of bright seductive images and casual violence. Parents can worry that poor social skills or addiction may follow. Katy Gosset asks: how concerned should we be?

Port authority staff in the Cook Islands take part in a training programme to identify and protect against international marine terrorism. Audio

The Christchurch City Mission is seeing an increase in the number of Muslim families asking for help in the wake of the March 15 mosque attacks. Many families have been left struggling to make ends… Audio

Cook Islands marine conservationist wins prestigious global environmental prize. Audio

An Indonesian court has jailed a Polish man for five years after he was convicted of treason for meeting with West Papuan rebels. Audio

Fiji is the first Pacific country to host an Asian Development Bank Board of Governors meeting with around 3000 delegates visiting Nadi for the 52nd ADB annual gathering. Audio

Tuvaluans in New Zealand hope last weekend's celebration of their art and culture in Auckland will help others learn about who they are. Audio

Seventy four years ago the people of Banaba were evicted from their homeland so that its phosphate could be stripped to fertilise farms in Australia and New Zealand. Today, the Banaban artist and… Audio

Tongans to better manage their coastal fish resources and develop new livelihoods through farming pearls and sea cucumbers thanks to a new grant from the World Bank. Audio

Aucklander Alex Gilbert is on a mission to help people around the world who are adopted share their stories and potentially find their birth families. Alex, who is 27, was born in Russia and adopted… Audio

Self-confessed computer nerd Ron Amosa has funded and set up a computer coding club, aimed at sparking interest amongst the Pacific community. Video, Audio

Education and parenting consultant Joseph Driessen talks to Kathryn about how to parent children who struggle with underdeveloped executive skills, and who find living an organised life extremely… Audio