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Kauri die-back disease is now within 60 metres of the renowned tree Tane Mahuta in the Waipoua Forest. There's been basically no tampering with voting processes in New Zealand. So switching to an… Audio

Support from a Tauranga social service for the Council ban on beggars in the CBD.Tommy Wilson of Te Tuinga Whanau Social Services Trust says turn off the gold coin tap and tackle their mental health… Audio

Tauranga City Council today passed - just - its controversial bylaw banning begging and rough sleeping near retail and hospitality premises. The Education Minister Chris Hipkins has a big new plan for… Audio

A well-known Dunedin resident Neil Collins has died at the age of 77. He was a radio broadcaster, he presented the old Miss New Zealand pageants back in the day and anchored numerous Telethons. He… Audio

Media were ushered out of a room during a meeting between Malaysia and New Zelaand at the East Asia Summit after Malaysia's Prime Minister starting talking about the South China Sea. Prime Minister… Audio

British Prime Minister Theresa May's cabinet has approved a draft agreement on the UK's withdrawal from the European Union. The deadline to strike a deal is fast approaching, and this agreement still… Audio

The Government announced today they have approved a plan to re-enter Pike River Mine, almost 8 years after the explosion that killed 29 men. Minister Andrew Little says they've chosen the simplest and… Audio

Shane Jones continues to defend his behaviour in failing to disclose meetings saying his moral purpose was more important than disclosure by taking an interest in neglected areas of Northland. People… Audio

The enquiry into the Government's appointment of the deputy police commissioner has found it was adequate and fit for purpose. We ask Law Professor Andrew Geddis if the enquiry was necessary… Audio

Arthur's Pass could see 10 to 20 centimetres above 800 metres tonight as an unseasonal cold snap sweeps up the country. A vigilante "mob" in West Auckland turned up on the doorstop of a well-known sex… Audio

US political correspondent Karen Kasler joins the panel to explain yesterday's mid-term results, the implications, and what happens next. Plus a discussion of Donald Trump's run-in with CNN's Jim… Audio

Raising money for NZ Inc., decriminalising cannabis and introducing a regulated market would bring significant economic benefits, according to the Drug Foundation. It's judgment day in the USA, as… Audio

The idea that won't go away went in front of Auckland's council today. Our panellists weigh in with their thoughts on the idea, and how it might be received. The Children's Commissioner is telling the… Audio

Today travellers bid (a gleeful?) farewell to departure cards - which will save us 100,000 hours a year, according to the immigration department. New speed cameras which measure drivers' average… Audio

The Czech criminal residing in a New Zealand prison could soon be winging his way home to the Czech Republic thanks to an extradition order. Andrew Geddis of the University of Otago hopes the Sroubek… Audio

Protestors target the representation of US weapons manufacturer Lockheed Martin at Palmerston North's Defence, Industry and National Security Forum. But, NZ First MP Darroch Ball says many other… Audio

Mountaineer Jo Morgan has been rescued after being caught in an avalanche in the Mt Cook National Park. Tragically the two guides she was with died in the avalanche which struck at 5:30am. The Duke… Audio

A spot of gumboot throwing, a bit of tree planting and a stroll around Auckland's Viaduct. All in the day of a Royal tour. RNZ's Katie Scotcher updates us on the crowd's reception for the Duke and… Audio

The Duchess of Sussex aka Meghan Markle has been lauded and applauded for her delivery of a greeting in Maori in her speech at Government House in Wellington.Meanwhile her embarrassing family won't… Audio

People around the country are boycotting petrol over increased prices. The Facebook event has 18,000 Kiwis saying they won't fill up their cars until Sunday in protest against the rising costs… Audio

Suspected bombs have been intercepted on the way to Former US President Obama, former Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and other high profile Democrats. Officials are calling it an act of… Audio

National Party leader Simon Bridges has suggested Wellington could be the next city in line for a fuel tax. But the Wellington Mayor has ruled out the possibility. The panelists weigh in on the… Audio

Some bus services in Auckland and Hamilton weren't running due to drivers striking. The drivers want a country-wide fair pay agreement. The union representing the drivers says the way contrats are… Audio

A FREE waterfront Auckland stadium. A 50,000-seat covered stadium to be built by the Auckland Waterfront Consortium in return for the right to build 2500 dwellings and commercial buildings nearby, and… Audio

Several women claim "grooming" and manipulation by former National Party MP Jami-Lee Ross. Meanwhile recorded comments are interpreted as disparaging to Indians. We talk to Sandeep Singh of the Indian… Audio