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The use of words with emotional content in books has steadily decreased throughout the last century, according to new research from the Universities of Bristol, Sheffield, and Durham. Is it time New… Audio

Topics - the former Thames man who fleeced Queensland taxpayers of more than 16 million (Australian) dollars has begun a 14 year sentence in a Queensland jail, after pleading guilty to fraud and drugs… Audio

Topics - Cliff swallows that build nests that dangle precariously from highway overpasses have a lower chance of becoming roadkill than in years past thanks to a shorter wingspan that lets them dodge… Audio

Topics - In Auckland parking fines were referred to by one councillor a while back as a straight-out money grab to hold down rates. A plane belonging to a respectable German airline has problems… Audio

Topics - Pope Francis has appeared before some 150,000 pilgrims massed in St Peter's Square for his first Angelus prayer and asked the faithful to pray for him. 'Younger Generation Lags Behind Its… Audio

John Key is facing claims he misled the public after the former Solid Energy chairman John Palmer said the company resisted Government pressure to take on more debt. Audio

Topics - In an attempt to make their productions appeal to a wider audience, some performing arts organisations are offering "tweet seats"- a row at the very back of the auditorium where patrons are… Audio

Topics - A study by researchers at Cambridge found that clicking Facebook's "like" buttons may reveal more about you than you realize. The NZ First "party" is reported to be upset, after the Greens… Audio

Topics - Almost the whole of the North Island could be declared to be in a state of drought by the end of this week. A public health expert is calling on the Government to regulate the amount of salt… Audio

Topics - Three law firms have launched a call for New Zealanders to sign up to participate in class actions to claim back excessive bank default fees. A million-dollar sculpture by artist Michael… Audio

The slaughter of elephants continues at a record pace - 25,000 killed in 2011, conservationists say, and more than 30,000 last year. The former lead detective in South Africa's investigation of the… Audio

Topics - several parts of the North Island have been declared to be officially in 'drought' this week, releasing government funding to help the farmers. It was already Wellington's most ruthless and… Audio

Topics - North Korea says it will cancel the 1953 ceasefire that ended the Korean war. And it cites as reasons a US-led push for UN sanctions over Pyongyang's recent nuclear test and continuing… Audio

Topics - The first census in seven years is taking place today, following a two year delay. TVNZ Breakfast style and difference now between TVNZ and TV3 current affairs. Audio

It's reported by media today that Jetstar refused to shift a booking for the mother of shark victim Adam Strange to fly to Auckland after his death; The grieving relatives of stillborn children have… Audio

Topics - The Australian media has responded with disbelief to a poll that placed a Welsh beach among the top 10 in the world. A Government proposal to require people buying homes to have a larger… Audio

Topics- We were talking yesterday - again - about the problems women have in modern society juggling work, children, domestic duties and social expectations of appearance. A growing number of studies… Audio

Topics - some more complaints surfaced today of heavy-handed security at Eden Park during Saturday's one-day cricket international between New Zealand and England. Steve Biddulph, the Australian… Audio

Topics - Wool used to be New Zealand's most valuable and visible export. Up until recently it was the export equivalent of what dairying has become today. But now it's down to less than two percent of… Audio

Topics - Calling your dog "boo" is tame compared to some of the pet names that have turned up on a survey by the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in London. The leader of a group opposed to religious… Audio

Topics - The New York Times reports that a college degree is becoming the new high school diploma: the new minimum requirement, albeit an expensive one, for getting even the lowest-level job. Are we… Audio

A new study shows a gargantuan asteroid which struck Australia more than 300million years ago changed the face of the Earth forever. Murder accused Oscar Pistorius is described as appearing… Audio

Topics - Nutritional experts say food manufacturers and government agencies have consistently misled consumers over many years about the number of calories contained in food. Today we learned of the… Audio

Topics - Oscar Pistorius, the South African Olympic and Paralympic athlete was charged on Friday with the premeditated murder of 29-year-old Reeva Steenkamp, who was shot dead at his luxury Pretoria… Audio

The ABC's Mediawatch programme has highlighted the vulnerability of online news polls to manipulation by hackers. The iwi that owns Lake Taupo wants to charge Ironman New Zealand competitors about… Audio