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The price of used cars could be about to rise as dealers struggle with a supply shortage from Japan.

Half of the cars imported into New Zealand each year are used, and most come from Japan.

David… Audio

The Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says his country is taking a precautionary approach as it opens up to companies for seabed mineral exploration in parts of its territory. Audio

It is thought humans started consuming dairy products around 4500 years ago, during the Neolithic period when we started living alongside animals - however, we didn't always have the stomach for it. 

US correspondent Susan Davis looks at the reaction to the President's comment disparaging US war dead, Kamala Harris steps up her role on the campaign trail and attacks the president on race and… Audio

The medical world is starting to look at some of the unintended consequences of lockdown - some of them positive, some more worrying.  Audio

Colin Heinz has walked, tramped and climbed every one of the rivers which flow from the Main Divide out to the sea. In Upriver - From the Sea to the Southern Alps Colin Heinz creates a unique and… Audio, Gallery

Despite its own challenges with covid-19, a shrinking economy and less money to spend on foreign aid, the United Kingdom government says it remains committed to its role as a development partner in… Audio

Waikato dairy farmers Richard and Nadine McCullough have a 383 hectare dairy farm near Lake Karapiro, milking 650 friesian cows supplying milk to Open Country Dairy. They are this year's winners of… Audio

A representative of West Papua's pro-independence movement has opened up about the reasons for resisting Indonesia. Audio

A new volcano warning system - which would have alerted people to the Whakaari / White Island eruption sixteen hours before it happened - is ready to be put to use.

The warning system, developed by a… Audio

A project to lay down a domestic submarine internet cable has been completed in Papua New Guinea. The viability of the project remains uncertain. Audio

RNZ's Lynn Freeman joins us for an update on the Royal Albatross family. Audio

Most other organisms instinctively know how to eat a balanced diet, so why aren't humans better at eating what's good for our bodies? With David Raubenheimer, Simpson has been studying animal… Audio, Gallery

Writer Peter Swanson says there are eight examples of the perfect murder in fictional writing. Swanson's latest novel, Rules for Perfect Murder, highlights a series of unsolved murders with one thing… Audio

Bill McKay joins Kathryn to talk about the "new normal" of working from home and how it could be made fairer for those with families. Could the current lockdown get businesses and managers to reassess… Audio

How are Pacific businesses in New Zealand coping since the break of Covid-19 coronavirus in the country? Audio

Pacific Islanders who visited an exhibition about the Tahitian navigator Tupaia say they are inspired to share his story. Audio

Shares around the world are in free-fall as the spread of coronavirus brings the world economy to a halt. At the start of US trading, shares plunged and triggered a trading halt in an attempt to curb… Audio

Coronavirus warnings in French Polynesia are causing confusion. Audio

The US Democratic primary races are incomprehensible to most of us - so why are they so gripping?  Audio

Charities could be left millions-of-dollars out of pocket if more banks decide to phase out cheques. Kiwibank stopped letting its customers either issue or receive cheques last week, having signalled… Audio

An online publication outlining safe, hygienic practices needed when undergoing the traditional tatau or tattoo hopes to see the art continue on for years. Audio

Authorities in Papua New Guinea say they're preparing as best as they can to respond to the threat of the Covid-19 coronavirus. Audio

Twenty nine workers providing welfare support services to Manus Island refugees resigned enmasse 10 days ago in protest over low wages. Audio

Personal adornment is a common uniting factor across humans and cultures throughout time. It is also the subject of a new book Adornment, written by Philosophy Professor Stephen Davies from the… Audio, Gallery