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There has been a ten-fold increase in the number of people over 60-years-old getting help for an addiction to opiate drugs. Figures released by the Ministry of Health show at least five hundred people… Audio

Cook Islander Maria Samuela has been shortlisted for the Commonwealth's short story prize. Audio

Parliament sped through a stage of passing gun law reform reducing the usual time of six months to one week but as Daniela Maoate-Cox writes the process didn't stray too far from the norm. Audio

Nick plays music by NZ jazz musicians Jasmine Lovell-Smith, Glenn Wagstaff, Nick Granville, and the Auckland Jazz Orchestra Audio

Eighteen months after Christchurch's multi-million-dollar Justice Precinct opened, Checkpoint can reveal a list of defects and design flaws. The problems are so bad the Justice Minister vows it will… Video, Audio

Fiji Sevens players are learning to adopt a consistent approach to each tournament in the World Series, their coach says. Audio

The NZTrio have announced their new line up to continue the “legacy” of the group. Founding member cellist Ashley Brown is joined by violinist Amalia Hall and pianist Somi Kim as permanent members. Audio

Music filled the halls at Christchurch Men’s prison yesterday. It was performed by a combination of visiting professionals and inmates.

Police have urged patience as they prepare to collect, store and destroy thousands of firearms. The new gun laws will come into force tomorrow - making most semi automatic weapons and high capacity… Video, Audio

In a few weeks, Southland will be celebrating its Anniversary day. What does this actually mean? Historian Grant Morris explains. Audio

Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has been accused of making comments threatening marriage equality in the country based on "fake news" being published on social media and speculation some… Audio

Health authorities in Papua New Guinea's Eastern Highlands are worried that water supplies are being put at risk by protesting landowners. Audio

People from New Zealand's Pacific communities have rallied at parliament against a proposal to legalise voluntary euthanasia.  Audio

The Cook Islands parliament sat for the first time yesterday since the nation's general election in June 2018 with several controversies looming. Audio

A controversial mining company in French Polynesia claims the government has assured it a new mining code will be introduced next week. Audio

As negotiations to form the next Solomon Islands government get underway, voters across the country are being reminded that their civic responsibility does not stop at the ballot box. Audio

Some exhibitors at the Pacific Trade Show in Auckland were left disappointed after their products were held by New Zealand's biosecurity service. Audio

It's full steam ahead on gun law reform today but MPs will also consider bills capping wheel clamp fees and tightening rules for money lenders.

Primary school teachers are considering more strikes after they voted against the government's latest pay offer, which they say wasn't very different to those they'd already rejected. Video, Audio

Papua New Guinea's government has lost a protracted battle to seize control of the PNG Sustainable Development Programme.  Audio

There are calls for the New Zealand government to uphold Treaty of Waitangi responsibilities and end racism within the health system that is contributing to shorter lives for Maori and Pacific people.

The ocean's ill health and ways to address it has brought people together from around the Pacific recently to share their ideas. Audio

Forty companies from 10 Pacific island countries will display and sell their wares at a one-day trade show at The Cloud on Auckland's waterfront on Saturday. Audio

The sole survivor of a car crash that killed five of his family members, has made a short visit from hospital today to a Rotorua marae where the bodies of his sisters lie ahead of their funeral… Audio